A special thank you to:

Staff of the School of Film, Music & Theatre, UCC: Dr. Marie Kelly,(Programme Director, MA Arts Management & Creative Producing), Dr. Yvon Bonenfant (Head of Theatre), Dr. Bernadette Cronin (Coordinator Semester 1), Lyndsey Haugh (Department Administrator), Fionn Woodhouse (Lecturer), Dan O'Connell (Interim Head of Film)

Aisling Fitzgerald, our mentor and facilitator

Staff of Cork Opera House: Eibhlín Gleeson (CEO), Delia Webster (Executive Assistant to CEO), Jacqui Feely (Finance Manager), Pat Carey (Marketing Manager), Ashley Keating (Programme Manager), Paul Finn (Facilities Manager) and Michelle Russell (Marketing Executive)

Staff of Cork Midsummer Festival, in particular Lorraine Maye (Director) and Conall Ó Riain (Marketing Manager) 

Staff of the Glucksman Gallery, in particular Fiona Kearney (Director)

Staff of Everyman Theatre, in particular Naomi Daly 

Julie Kelleher (Artistic Director) Mermaid Arts Centre

Ruairí O’Donovan, Choreographer, Performer, Co-Curator Quarter Block Party

Jon Pearson, Producer & Concert Manager Islander, Crash Ensemble, Quiet Lights Festival & New Music Dublin

Eamonn Maxwell, Curator, Adviser, Mentor  

Kath Gorman, Head of Participation & Engagement, Cork Midsummer Festival & Adviser, Arts Participation at The Arts Council

Olwen Dawe, Equality Policy & Strategy Expert

Martin Drury, Theatre Director & Arts Consultant

Katie Murphy, Screenwriter & Producer

Orla Flanagan, Glor Ennis

Michelle Carew, Cork City Council

Tadhg O’ Sullivan, Arts Council/UCC Film Artist in Residence, UCC

Louise O’Brien, Marketing & Communications, UCC

Noelette Hurley, IT Analyst, UCC

Maurice Ryder, Web Content Strategist and Head of Web Content Team, Marketing & Communications, UCC

Barry Reilly, Apple Certified Trainer and Technical Officer in Film and Screen Media, UCC

Michael Kenneally, Marketing & Event Executive Conference UCC

James O’Sullivan, Digital Arts & Humanities, UCC

Danny Erskine, Abbey Theatre

All at Theatre Forum

Megan Wilmot, Social Media Assistant, Department of Theatre, UCC

All of our generous sponsors, and everyone who has helped us along the way!  

Finally, a special thanks to all our wonderful artists and participants.