Waiting For You
Written by Mark O’Leary (member of Balally Players)
Directed by Aisling Uí Laoire
Performed in: dlr Mill Theatre 30 October to 2 November 2019 and on the One Act Drama Circuit.
Some of the characters who appear in the doctor's waiting room in 'Waiting For You'
This montage is from a wider selection of photos by Declan Brennan available here.
Written by Balally Players member, Mark O’Leary, Waiting For You is a one-act play that tells the story of two strangers who meet in a doctor’s waiting room, both unhappy with the directions in which their lives are heading. Through their interactions with each other, as well as with their eccentric fellow patients, they both leave with a different outlook on life.
Waiting For You was Balally Players' entry in the 2019 National One Act Festival and performed again on Saturday 7 March 2020 at Ballincollig GAA Club. The play achieved the following results and nominations at the preliminary festivals.
Moat Club Naas One Act Drama Festival
- Won Audience Award for Most Entertaining Play and Most Promising Actor (Hilary Madigan)
- Nominated for Most Promising Actor (Óran O’Rua), Best Actress (Máirín O'Sullivan) and for Backstage Excellence (Pat Hand and Una Twyford)
Skerries One Act Drama Festival
- Won Best Director (Aisling Uí Laoire) and Best Actor (Óran O’Rua)
- 3rd place
Carrigallen One Act Drama Festival
- Won Best Actress (Máirín O’Sullivan)
- Nominated for Best Actress (Hilary Madigan) and Best Actor (Óran O’Rua)
- 3rd place
Coolgreany One Act Drama Festival
- Won the Audience Award for Best Play, Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Phelan), Adjudicator’s Award (Aisling Uí Laoire)
- Nominated for Best Director (Aisling Uí Laoire)
- 2nd place
Manorhamilton
- Won Best Director (Aisling Uí Laoire)
- 1st place
Balally Players presented the three one-act plays over fours nights in October and November 2019 Waiting For You was first presented over four nights by Balally Players from 30 October to 2 November 2019 as part of an Evening of One Act Plays, which brought together three excellent shows, including two original works by members of the group.
The other two plays were:
- I'm Not Laughing, I'm Screaming
written by Sandy Taylor and directed by Lorcan Dunne
- Soldier Field
written and directed by Pat McCarry
The 1-Act Festival Circuit is run jointly by the Drama League of Ireland and the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland.
Each preliminary festival has a professional adjudicator who marks each play under the headings; Direction, Acting, Presentation, Overall achievement. The festivals are run on a league basis with marks awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd placings and the top groups in each competition qualify for the All-Ireland finals.
There is a Confined & Open competition within each festival. The Open Competition is for groups with significant experience The Confined Competition is for newer groups/ more inexperienced groups/ smaller groups/groups with less resources. A group decides which competition level to enter, however when a group wins the All-Ireland Confined competition they must then move to the Open competition.
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Emily Brian Richard/Rob Una/Penny/Melanie Receptionist |
Máirín O’Sullivan Óran O'Rua Brendan Phelan Hilary Madigan Amy MacCarthy |
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Director Stage Manager Lighting Sound Costumes Set Props |
Aisling Uí Laoire Patrick Hand Mark O'Leary Aisling Uí Laoire, Brendan O’Sullivan and David Walsh Dympna Murray Patrick Hand Una Twyford |
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Manorhamilton – First Place and Best Director – a fitting end to a great run
A 1st in Manorhamiltion for Waiting for You (l-r) Óran O'Rua, Mark O'Leary (writer), Aisling Uí Laoire (director), Hilary Madigan and Joanne Keane (Chairman of Balally Players)
