Romeo and Juliet Invitation

Invitation for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, directed by Mary Moynihan, BA in Drama (Performance) Graduating Production at Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin, 201

Acting for Change – Four Drama Workshop Models in Anti-Racism, Anti-Sectarianism, Human Rights and Gender Equality and Storytelling to Promote Reconciliation

This booklet is written by Mary Moynihan and produced by Smashing Times Theatre Company Limited as part of Acting for Change, a year-long arts programme using high quality drama and theatre processes to promote reconciliation within Donegal and on a cross-community, cross-border basis. As part of the project, in addition to presenting a professional theatre performance and seminar, the company developed four new awareness raising participative drama workshop models, designed by Mary Moynihan to promote anti-racism, anti-sectarianism, equality and storytelling for reconciliation. The four drama workshop models are printed in full in this booklet along with resource information for drama facilitators and a project description and independent evaluation for Acting for Change. The aim of the booklet is to share skills and knowledge and to make the drama models available to a wider audience. The models can stand alone or be used as part of a wider approach to promoting community relations and can be accessed by artists, drama facilitators, youth workers and teachers who are interested in using drama to promote anti-racism, anti-sectarianism, gender equality and human rights

Acting for Peace – The Effectiveness of Drama and Theatre as a Tool for Promoting Peace-Building and Reconciliation

This research booklet examines the effectiveness of drama and theatre practice as a means to promoting peace building and reconciliation within the Irish context. The research considers five drama and theatre projects in Northern Ireland and border counties, which have been designed and delivered to contribute towards peace building and reconciliation

Acting for the Future – A Model of Best Practise for using drama workshops and professional theatre performances to promote positive mental health and to raise awareness of issues surrounding suicide and suicide prevention

This booklet contains a documentation of the first round of Acting for the Future which uses participative drama workshops and a professional theatre performance to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention. The first round was implemented by Smashing Times Theatre Company from January to December 2005 and funded by Area Development Management and Dormant Account Fund Disbursement Board. The project is still on going. The booklet also contains a full curriculum for two drama workshop models used to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention, along with terms of reference and lists of recommended reading and support organisations. The booklet is a guide only for professional drama facilitators and other suitably qualified personnel wishing to carry out drama workshops to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention and it is recommended that drama facilitators undergo training in how to conduct the drama workshop models

An Exploration into the Impact of Drama and Theatre on Policy

An Exploration into the Impact of Drama and Theatre on Policy aims to determine the influence, if any, that drama and theatre can have on policy for example in relation to social policy and issues such as marginalization, disadvantage, poverty and social exclusion. The booklet explores national and international models of drama and theatre practice for influencing policy including work from Smashing Times Theatre Company

Drama in the Docklands

An article by Mary Moynihan in IN2 Magazine, issue number seven, Winter 2005, on Drama in the Docklands, a project run by Smashing Times Theatre Company that promotes access to creativity in the docklands area of Dublin, bringing drama into two primary schools - St Joseph\u27s Primary School, East Wall and City Quay Primary School, City Quay. The article documents the project and the year-end show by children at Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin