The Next Four Years
Ireland at PQ 2023 Credits
Participating Designers
with special thanks to Aedín Cosgrove
Presented by the Irish Society of Performance Designers in association with Once Off Productions
Exhibition Team
Curator: Tom Creed
Filming and Editing: Michael-David McKernan
Photography: Ros Kavanagh
Graphic Design: Niall Sweeney, Pony Ltd.
Executive Producers: Maura O’Keeffe, Orla Flanagan
Line Producer: Grace Morgan
Assistant Producer: Morgan Steele
Marketing: Lisa Nally
Publicity: Jenny Sharif PR
Performers: Luan Bruggeman, Caitríona Finnegan, Bryan Quinn and students from Hartstown Community School
Technical Director: Ronan O’Shea
Production Manager: Andrew Crowley
Sound Recording: Danilo Zambrano, Eóin Murphy
Technicians: Jess Fitzsimons Kane, Pedro Pacheco, Gráinne Earley, Emily Long
Irish Society of Performance Designers (ISPD)
Committee: Catherine Fay (Chair), Katie Davenport (Vice Chair), Laura Fajardo (Secretary), Jack Scullion (Treasurer), Niall Rea (Education Officer), Ciarán Bagnall, Valentina Gambardella, John Gunning, Lisa Krugel, Patrick Molloy, Molly O’Cathain, Conleth White
PQ 2023 Subcommittee: Deirdre Dwyer (Chair), Sarah Jane Shiels (Secretary), Owen Boss, Liam Doona, Sinéad O’Donnell-Carey, Pai Rathaya, Kata Rozvadska
Associate Producer and Communications Manager: Noelia Ruiz
Arts Consultant: Tríona Ní Dhuibhir
The curator, participating designers, Once Off Productions and ISPD would like to thank the following people and organisations for their support of The Next Four Years: Mark O’Brien, Rob Furey and all at the Abbey Theatre; Niamh Ní Chonchubhair and all at Axis Ballymun; Sharon Barry, Ciarán Walsh and all at Culture Ireland; David Parnell and all at the Arts Council; Rosemary Steen, Mary Whelan and all at Design & Crafts Council Ireland; Cian O’Brien, Orla Moloney and all at Project Arts Centre; Stephen Bourke; Lisa Nally; Emma Coen; Louise White; Dead Centre; Noel Wade and all the students who took part in filming from Hartstown Community School; and all the exhibition invigilators.
ISPD would also like to thank the following people and organisations for their support: Niamh O’Donnell and all at Irish Theatre Institute; field:arts; Caoileann Curry-Thompson; Helen Carey; Tríona Ní Dhuibhir; Jane Daly and Siobhán Bourke for being pivotal to the firm foundation of the society; Theatre Forum; all members of the PQ 2023 Subcommittee; and all our membership.
The Irish Society of Performance Designers (ISPD) is the representative body of scenographers in Ireland, a professional organization run by designers for designers. The society celebrates, showcases, promotes, and supports Ireland’s scenographers at all stages of their careers by acting as an advocating entity, a national and international networking hub, and a resource hub. As an advocating entity, ISPD fosters designers’ visibility as vital key players in the theatre and arts ecosystem, while championing diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility. ISPD is a member of Design & Crafts Council Ireland. ispd.ie
Once Off Productions is an independent producing platform established in 2004 by Maura O’Keeffe to provide creative and flexible producing supports for independent performing artists. Currently funded under a Creative Production Services pilot scheme by the Arts Council of Ireland, Once Off is led by a small team of experienced cultural sector professionals. Once Off enables some of the most brilliant and exciting artists based in Ireland today to develop, create and present new work for us all. onceoffproductions.com
The Next Four Years is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Culture Ireland, and supported by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland.
