Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, Sligo, Ireland

The Company
John Carty	Actor	John Carty has been with Blue Raincoat since its foundation. He is a graduate of the Samuel Beckett Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies, Trinity College while more recently training at the Ecole de Mime Corporeal Dramatique, London and with the Saratoga International Theatre Institute Company, New York. John is also Training Co- ordinator with Blue Raincoat.
Michael Cummins	Deputy Technical Manager	Michael has designed lighting and sets and acted as production manager for many Blue Raincoat productions. He is a graduate of N.C.A.D.
Paul Cunningham	Marketing Manager	Paul has worked with Blue Raincoat since 2005. He worked previously as Music & Marketing Officer with The Model & NilandArts Centre in Sligo.
Gretta Currid	Receptionist	Gretta has worked with Blue Raincoat since 2006
Peter Davey	Technical Assiatant	Peter has worked with Blue Raincoat since 2006.
Malcolm Hamilton	Writer in Residence	Prior to founding Blue Raincoat Theatre Company in 1991, Malcolm was a founding director of the Model Arts Centre & Niland Gallery and a director of the Sligo Arts Festival for 6 years from 1981. All of Malcolm Hamilton`s plays have been premiered by the company.
Niall Henry	Artistic Director	Niall Henry trained in Paris. He returned to Sligo in 1991, founding Blue Raincoat Theatre Company in the same year with Malcolm Hamilton. He has directed most of the company`s productions.
Kellie Hughes	Actor	Kellie Hughes graduated from University of Ulster, Coleraine in 2000 with BA first class honours in Theatre and History and went on to complete an MA in physical theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. She recently completed three years of intensive training with Corinne Soum and Steven Wasson, last assistants of Etienne Decroux and directors of the Theatre de l’Ange Fou and the Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique, London. Kellie previously performed in the World Tour of Riverdance - The Show and has been a dance instructor for many years.
Joe Hunt	Technical Manager	Joe Hunt worked in sound and lighting operations and set construction in various theatres before joining Blue Raincoat in 1999. He is also Technical Manager of The Factory Performance Space.
Ciaran McCauley	Actor	Ciaran Mc Cauley joined Blue Raincoat in 1992. Since this time, he has trained extensively with Corinne Soum and Steve Wasson at the Ecole de Mime Corporeal Dramitique and with the SITI company in New York. Ciaran has appeared in almost every production to date.
Fiona McGeown	Actor	Fiona McGeown was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland and has worked with Blue Raincoat since 1994. She has also worked with the Abbey theatre for their seminal production of Brian Friel's Translations and appeared in A Bad Day for Mr Grundy with Theatre de l'Ange Fou. Fiona has trained at the Ecole de Mime Corporeal in London.
Tara McGowan	Company Manager	Tara Mc Gowan joined Blue Raincoat as Company Manager in April 2000. Prior to her return to Sligo, she worked for 4 years as Project Manager with Friends of Italian Opera in Berlin.
Teresa Needham	Administrator	Teresa Needham has worked with Blue Raincoat since 2002.
Sandra O Malley	Actor	Sandra O Malley started working with Blue Raincoat in 1992 as Stage Manager. Three years later she began training at the Ecole de Mime Corporeal Dramatique in London graduating in 1998, returning to the company as an actor in the same year.