Sarah Marie Mooney

Assistant Director Director Dramaturg Producer

(she/they) I am a director and dramaturg originally from the west of Scotland and now based in Edinburgh

In 2019, I began a part-time masters in Dramaturgy and Playwriting at the University of Glasgow and graduated with distinction in December 2021. I have a strong interest in inclusive theatre-making and my dissertation research explored creative access dramaturgy. I am on the board of Birds of Paradise, Scotland's disability-led theatre company and volunteer with Lung Ha Theatre Company.

Since graduating I have undertaken freelance directing, dramaturgy and assisting work with organisations including Framework Theatre, Playwrights' Studio Scotland the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. I also produce a scratch night called Play Full showcasing work created in collaboration between writers, directors and dramaturgs.

Credits

DIRECTOR - Tartan Tat, Shark Bait Theatre/theSpace, 3 weeks 2024.

DIRECTOR – Louder, Framework Theatre at The Traverse, 1 performance, 2024.

DIRECTOR/CO-CREATOR – Only in Moonlight (R&D), supported by Mull Theatre, 1 week, 2024.

DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER - Survivors of the Zombie Apocalypse, Factory of Errors, Edinburgh Horror Festival, 1 week, 2023.

DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG/PRODUCER. Play Full Scratch Nights, Play Full Theatre, 2023 - 2024.

ON STAGE SUPPORT. Castle Lennox by Linda McLean, Lung Ha Theatre Company and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 1 week, 2023.

DIRECTOR. Waking the Giant by Bodhrán Mullan, Framework Theatre, 1 performance, 2022.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. Who Are You? by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 1 week 2021.

DRAMATURG PLACEMENT, Hindu Times by Jaimini Jethwa, Dundee Rep for Edinburgh International Festival, 1 week, 2021.

DIRECTOR/WRITER/PERFORMER, Shadow of a Doubt, Tron Theatre, 1 week, 2017.

PERFORMER, Sheep, Tron Theatre and Traverse Theatre, various performances, 2016 and 2017.

Training

MLitt (distinction) ‘Dramaturgy & Playwriting’ – University of Glasgow

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Introduction to Theatre Directing course

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh – Young Writers course

Tron Theatre - Young Company member

Wise Children - Performers Workshop at the Lyceum Edinburgh

Queen Margaret University - Stage Management Skills course

Edinburgh Performing Arts Development (EPAD) – Professional Development Support recipient (2023-2024)

Location

City of Edinburgh

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Literature
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • New technologies / digital
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Creative Access
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Performing
  • Producing
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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