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January 2006
Jan 24th. Our official launch to the business community of Cork at The Kiln, Heineken Ireland. This is a presentation of the aims, goals and objectives of “The New Cork Arts Theatre”. We also launched our web site.
We send our new brochure to print.
Entries for the Schools Shakespearean Competition must be in.
February 2006
Scripts are due from writers, for the 26th annual competition. Scripts are handed to a team of adjudicators who meet several times during February and early March to select a shortlist. Plays that are not short listed are given to a Team of Directors, so that on “Writers Day” all writers will get the opportunity to discuss a staged production of their work.
March 2006
Workshops start with 12 schools working on a 30 minute segment of a Shakespearean play.
On March 25th, “writers day”, the shortlist of plays for production is announced. All writers get the opportunity to have their play critiqued.
April 2006
Schools Shakesperean Competition is staged at Deer Park Secondary School over a week, with 12 segments being staged. Each school receives an award for participation. Best Production in both Senior and Junior levels receive a Trophy, and both schools receive the Complete Works of Shakespeare.
Also in April, Writer's Competition short listed plays are handed out to Production Companies.
From April 2006 through to October 2006 there were no scheduled performances. During this period we worked at building relationships with writer's theatres in UK and USA, researching new works for 2007, running our writer's programme with a view to production in 2007, promoting and fund raising for the new venue, and sourcing grant aid.
September 2006
Rehearsals started on Patrick Galvin's new play.
November 2006
Our NEW THEATRE opened with a new play by Patrick Galvin, set in Armagh Jail. This play ran from Nov. 7th to 18th with a cast of seven women and one man. “The Cage” was a Cork Arts Theatre production, directed by Dolores Mannion.
The new Gallery opened. On loan we have - appropriately - a collection of writers’ portraits. The gallery is run by Tigh Filí.
The Writer's Competition short listed plays were performed over three weeks.
Nov. 22nd to Dec. 2nd. “Survivors”: a Skylight production. Directed by Michael Twomey with design by Patrick Murray. Written by Declan Hassett .
December 2006
Dec. 5th. “This is Not the Life I Ordered". Performed by Peter Dominic & Dezy Dot Biz and featuring The Infamous Piano Bike Stage Door Productions. Directed by Ger Conway. Written by Dessy Walls.
Dec. 11th and 12th. “Our Day Out”. Produced and directed by Christopher Hennessy.
“Panto” presented by children of the Montfort College of Performing Arts. Ran until the end of January 2007.
