Biog's
Karen Fitzgibbon
Karen is a founder member of Teaspach Theatre Company and has
co-produced and performed in all their productions to date including
The Nuns Wood (Pat Kinevane), Red Roses and Petrol (Joseph O'Connor),
Laundry & Bourbon (James McClure), A Galway Girl (Geraldine
Aron), Up From Our Knees (Niamh Bowen).
She has also performed in Lovers (Brian Friel) with Shannonside
Theatre Company, The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler) with the Limerick
School of Art and Design, A Slice of Theatre/Angelas Ashes (Frank
McCourt) with Impact Theatre Company, Lovers at Versailles (Bernard
Farrell) with the Quarry Players, The Women (Clare Boothe Luce)
and Award winning 100 (Diene Petterle, Neil Monaghan and Christopher
Heimann - nominated for best female) with Teaspach, Award winning
documentary theatre Walking Away (Helena Enright). Her film credits
include Cowboys and Angels (David Gleeson) and Killinascully (Pat
Shortt).
She was a student of CentreStage Theatre School for 2 years and
she also trained with the Gabriel Wallace School of Speech &
Drama. Karen is a Licentiate of Trinity College London in performance
and teaching (ATCL/LTCL). She teaches Creative Drama and Speech
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Stephanie O'Keeffe
Stephanie O'Keeffe is a founding member of Teaspach Theatre Company.
She has co-produced all their productions to date and appeared
in Below The Waist (Maura Campbell) and The Vagina Monologues
(Eve Ensler) with The Limerick School of Art and Design, The Women
(Clare Boothe Luce), Award winning documentary theatre Walking
Away (Helena Enright). Film credits are Killinascully (Pat Shortt),
Soviets na hEireann (Ikandi Productions).
Stephanie trained with Centre Stage Theatre School for Adults
for one year and appeared in various showcases in the Belltable
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George Fitzgerald
George Fitzgerald, an LSAD graduate in Graphics, has been on the
Teaspach production team since it was founded in 2002.
George has designed posters for Red Roses and Petrol (Joseph
O'Connor), Galway Girl and Donoghue Sisters (Geraldine Aron),
The Women (Clare Booth Luce), award winning 100 (Theimaginarybody),
Dracula (Bram Stoker).He has also compiled and designed every
programme to date. |
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Sharon Kiely
Sharon was assistant stage manager with Teaspach on their production
of The Nuns Wood (Pat Kinevane). She has worked on various productions
with the Belltable Arts Centre and worked in their press office
for one year. She holds a diploma in Business Studies and is a
freelance children’s entertainer.
Sharon has designed costume for Impact Theatre’s production
of Lysistrata and has appeared on stage for Teaspach‘s production
of The Women. She has worked in the production team for Daghdha’s
10,000 Steps and produced Gift for the Limerick UNFRINGED FESTIVAL.
She was involved in costume design for The Women and co-designed
costumes for Teaspach’s Award winning production of 100
at the Limerick UNFRINGED FESTIVAL 2007. She has worked on the
production team with Ikandi Productions on Soviets na hEireann.
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Dawn McCarthy
Dawn has been involved in theatre for many years and has designed
costumes for Happy Days and Lysistrata with Impact Theatre Company.
Dawn assisted in costume design for The Women and designed many
of the hats and accessories single-handedly.
Dawn co-designed costumes for Teaspach’s award winning production
of 100 at the Limerick UNFRINGED FESTIVAL 2007.
She is also a lecturer on costume design for the University of Limerick’s
Drama Society. She assisted with the adaptation of Dracula and will
be Assistant Director during rehearsal. |
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Marilyn Lennon
Marilyn Lennon is a lecturer at the Limerick School of Art and
Design. She was a founder member of the Magnets Improvised theatre
group Cork and has worked on several street and stage productions
over the past number of years. She has recorded voice-over for
Becketts 'Company' for Lotus Theatre, Cork, and was production
assistant for Delux Theatre’s version of Mike Lee’s
play Abigail’s Party which was staged at The Crypt Theatre,
Dublin Castle.
More recently she was Stage Manager for Teaspach‘s The
Women at the Belltable, Limerick and for Teaspach’s award
winning production of 100 at the Limerick UNFRINGED FESTIVAL 2007.
Marilyn is backstage manager and sound engineer for Teaspach.
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Founder Members
Andrew Adamson . Niamh Bowen . Cliona Doyle . Karen
Fitzgibbon . Albert Hickey . William Crean
Lorna O' Brien . Sinead Wall . Jackie Histon . Stephanie O' Keeffe .
Mike McGrath

Niamh Bowen
Niamh is a founder member of Teaspach. She has appeared in 'The
Nun's Wood' (Pat Kinevane) and 'Laundry and Bourbon' (James McLure)
for Teaspach, in 'Lovers' (Brian Friel) with Island Theatre Co,
in 'Valparaiso' (DeLillo), A Slice of Theatre (lunchtime theatre:
various),
'The Mercy Seat' (Neil LaBute), 'An Ordinary Day' (Dario Fo),
'Magnum Hopeless' (Darren Maher), and 'Fahrenheit 451' (Ray Bradbury)
for Impact Theatre Co.
Film work includes 'The Kitchen God's Wife' (1998), 'Somebody's
Daughter' (2002), Like Father, Like Son' (2006). Performance art
work includes Amanda Coogan's 'The Siege of Limerick re-enactment',
(2006). She has a particular interest in use of drama for empowerment
of marginalised groups particularly women's groups. She teaches
in Limerick and Tipperary.
She has recently written a play Up from Our Knees, which was
produced by Teaspach for Limerick UnFringed in 2006. Radio Interview
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Sinead Wall
Sinead is a founder member of Teaspach Theatre Company. She has
co-produced in all their productions to date and made her stage
debut in 'The Nuns Wood' (Pat Kinevane) playing the much loved
character of 'Jaso'.
She recently played 'Aida' in 'Up From Our Knees' (Niamh Bowen)
for the Limerick Fringe Festival 2006. She trained with Centre
Stage Theatre School for 1 year and appeared in various showcases
in the Belltable. |
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Lorna O'Brien
Lorna O'Brien is a founder member of Teaspach. She has co-produced
and appeared in 'The Nuns Wood' (Pat Kinevane, 'Laundry &
Bourbon' (James McClure), 'Donoghue Sisters' (Geraldine Aron).
Her TV and film credits include 'Coffee' (Bray TV & Film
Institute), 'Gone' (Filmbast), 'The Honeymooners' (John Schultz),
'Fair City' (RTE), 'Cowboys and Angels' (David Gleeson) among
others. She trained with Centre Stage Theatre School for Adults
and The Gaiety School of Acting. |

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Andrew
Adamson
Andrew is a founding member of Teaspach. He appeared in ‘Below
the Waist’ (Maura Campbell) and had a small role in ‘Nun’s
Wood’ (Pat Kinevane). He also worked backstage during Teaspach’s
regional tour of ‘Lonestar’ and ‘Laundry and
Bourbon’ (James McClure) in 2003.
Andrew trained with CentreStage Theatre School for two years
and appeared in several showcases and two pantomimes produced
by CentreStage in association with the Belltable Arts Centre.
He also performed in their 2004 Shakespeare in the park production
of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as Lysander (dir.
Myles Breen).
Andrew has recently graduated from the Samuel Beckett Centre
in Trinity College Dublin with a Bachelor in Acting Studies and
has a Certificate of Achievement from Mountview Theatre for the
Performing Arts in London. His most recent theatre performances
include ‘The Servant to two Masters’ (Goldoni; dir.
Andy Crook), ‘Loveplay’ (Buffini; dir. Annabelle Comyn)
and ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’(Brecht; dir. Dennis
Kennedy).
Film work includes ‘Cowboy’s & Angels’ (David
Gleeson) and ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ (Padraig
Baggott). |
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