About
Illustrated Productions is an ensemble based theatre collective dedicated to developing exciting and dynamic theatre. We aim to capture the imagination of the audience through text, imagery and a little bit of magic. Born out of a love for theatre and art the collective aims to stage imaginative and emotionally engaging work that challenges audiences both young and young at heart.
Founded by actors and writers Ashleigh Dorrell and Katie McCann, the company hopes to continually challenge and push their own creative boundaries while maintaining a high standard of work. After producing two work in progress plays for Collaborations' Festival 2014 (Smock Alley Theatre) the collective went on to produce the full scale production entitled "Tales from Briar Hall" which was staged in Theatre Upstairs in August 2014.
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In October 2015 we staged our hugely successful co-production Cirque des Rêves, with partener company Sickle Moon Productions, in Smock Alley Theatre and in 2016 in Bewley's Cafe Theatre. In March 2017 we produced Polly Teale's BRÖNTE at Smock Alley Theatre and the Mill Theatre Dundrum to sold out houses.
Team
Artistic Director
Actor/Writer/Producer
Katie is a freelance writer, actor and producer based in Dublin and the artistic director of Illustrated Productions. Katie studied English and Drama at UCD and acting at the Gaiety School of Acting, Temple Bar. In December 2017 she completed the Rough Magic SEEDS Programme 2016/17 as a producer.
Recent Acting credits include; Brontë (Illustrated Productions), Cirque des Rêves (Illustrated Productions & Sickle Moon Productions at Smock Alley Theatre and Bewleys Café Theatre @ Powerscourt), TRYST (Sickle Moon Productions at Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016), Fallen (One City One Book) The Importance of Being Earnest (Smock Alley Theatre) and Tales from Briar Hall (Illustrated Productions).
Writing credits include; The Grimm Tale of Cinderella (Smock Alley Theatre), Cirque des Rêves, Hollow Ground, Tales from Briar Hall (Illustrated Productions) & Hans Christian Andersen's: The Little Match Girl (Theatre Upstairs).
Louise O'Meara
Associate Producer
Actor/Writer/Producer
Louise has trained with Galway Youth Theatre, The English Drama Ensemble in Salzburg and The Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 2014 from the Gaiety School of Acting’s full time actor training course. At the GSA, Louise performed in the graduating class’s play Dirty Laundry written and directed by former WAAPA director Chris Edmund.
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Along with acting Louise has worked as production manager for the Gaiety School of Acting's Youth Theatre Company and has worked as Assistant Director with Articulate Anatomy on The Spinning Heart.
Louise is currently training as a producer with Smock Alley’s Generator programme and will work on shows for the theatre’s upcoming Scene + Heard Festival 2017.
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Louise also enjoys writing and has written pieces for 2015’s Collaborations Festival and Smock Allies 2016’s Scene + Heard Festival. Louise also writes short stories and was shortlisted for the Jonathon Swift Creative Writing Award 2015 and was awarded one of Kildare Arts Council ‘Stories for the Ear 2016’ prizes. She has also just completed a playwrighting course with Fishamble and is writing an upcoming piece for the 2017 Scene + Heard Festival.
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Louise is also currently co-producing and acting in Illustrat
ed Production's upcoming show Bronte by Polly Teale which will be on in March in Smock Alley and the dlr Mill Theatre.
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Louise has a degree in Psychology from NUI Galway and is from Co. Kildare.
