‘Gaiety Theatre’ Category

lesson learned.

I am two days, 287 miles, one sea, and one plane ride removed from Dublin. Sitting in a cramped 17-bed hostel room five minutes from King’s Cross station in London, I can’t help but miss the familiarity of our comparatively spacious and private rooms located conveniently in the heart of the city’s center. This being my first […]

Experiencing Irish Culture

One of the best parts about our program is that in addition to practical acting classes we have several days per week with scheduled time for cultural visits lead by an employee of the Gaiety School of Acting. We have had the privilege of seeing the book of Kells and the old library at Trinity […]

Practice and Performance with Culture

The Gaiety School of Acting offers classes for those wishing to become professional actors and actresses. Those who want to go can take part-time or full-time classes to pursue their dreams of being onstage. For one small group of American students this January, a special three week program is currently underway to give us experience […]

Mark O’Rowe’s Terminus at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin.

On the banks of the River Liffey, smack dab in the center of Dublin sits Smock Alley Theatre. It is the oldest (newest) theatre in Ireland, having reopened its doors as a theatre for the first time in over 200 years in 2012. Its walls are older than the United States of America, and it […]