The Crow’s Old Gold by Carina McNally
Continuing our Creative Team Introductions on this sunny Sunday, next up we have Strive Theatre Artistic Director, Ciarán MacArtain…
Ciarán MacArtain - Director / Creative Producer / LX Design
Ciarán is a theatre artist, producer and poet from Glasheen in Cork City. He is a graduate of University College of Cork Drama & Theatre Studies & English International. As part of his studies he trained at Pace University in New York and Concordia University, Montreal, QC. He is Artistic Director of Strive Theatre, creator and manager of The Crossover, a member of The Choke Collective and Co-Director of Ó Bheal go Béal. Strive Theatre have produced 9 original plays and embarked on 3 national and an international tour under his artistic direction. See www.strivetheatre.ie
Previous directing credits for Strive Theatre include STYX (2022, devised by ensemble) , Wishful Thinking (2019, Shaunna Lee Lynch, Dublin Fringe Fesitval), In Light of Salt Rings They Drew (2015/2016, Sadhbh Moriarty, National Tour) and The Rooftops of Paris ( 2013/2014, Ciarán MacArtain, Premiere & Edinburgh Fringe). He has been mentored by Judy Hegarty Lovett of Gare St. Lazare Ireland and Erma Duricko, of Blue Roses Theatre Co. New York. He recently completed the European Diploma in Cultural Project Management.
2025 sees him working as part of the devising team for Goll, a multi-disciplinary theatrical performance developed in collaboration with MacBóchra, due to premiere in November 2025 in The Briery Gap, Macroom. His practice as a theatre artist encompasses directing, lighting design, acting, writing, producing and facilitation.
He is delighted to be working with this great team on The Crow’s Old Gold and is really enjoying the time down Whest!
The Crow’s Old Gold by Carina McNally
dir. Ciarán MacArtain
Lehanmore Theatre, Beara, Co. Cork
May 31st - 8pm
Tickets €18 - https://tcog.brownpapertickets.com/
Supported by Cork County Council Arts Office & The Creative Places: Islands Scheme.
