The Olympia Theatre Rising Star Award 2015 delivered by the Gaiety School of Acting

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 at 2:14 pm | News & Events

The Olympia Theatre is delighted to announce Zoe Kelly as the winner of the 2015 Rising Star Award.  This award is to be delivered by the Gaiety School of Acting – The National Theatre School of Ireland over the next 12 months. Zoe was formally presented the award on Thursday 22nd January 2015 by Brian Whitehead, CEO of the Olympia Theatre with actors Brian, Domhnall and Brendan Gleeson in attendance.

The aim of this inaugural award is to give one young person aged between 13 and 18 years of age who is passionate about the arts, particularly acting, the opportunity to develop their love of acting and help them realise their dreams of becoming a professional actor.

The award was open to all applicants from Youth Reach programmes within the Dublin area. The winner was selected based on an application statement and an audition carried out earlier this month.

Zoe’s training with will be delivered by the prestigious Gaiety School of Acting – The National Theatre School of Ireland over the course of the year. She began classes at the school last Saturday, 17th January 2015.The award includes One Full Year of Actor Training at the school and is sponsored by The Olympia Theatre.

The training itself includes:

  • •      3 terms of the Youth Theatre Saturday School commencing on 17th January 2015
  • •      A week long Easter Make A Movie course
  • •      The winners choice of 4 week long Summer courses
  • •      2 weekend Masterclasses

Additional benefits:

  • •      2 tickets to 10 shows of your choice at The Olympia Theatre in 2015
  • •      Representation by the Gaiety School of Acting Agency for castings
  • •      Professional photo shoot and headshots provided
  • •      A Leap Card – topped up monthly
  • •      Lunch provided for every full day attending the Gaiety School of Acting
  • •      Mentoring by a Gaiety School of Acting drama facilitator (4 x 1 hour sessions)

Brian Whitehead, CEO of the Olympia Theatre notes “The aim of the Olympia Theatre Rising Award is to find a talented & passionate young actor and help them advance their career in the arts with top notch training at The Gaiety School Of Acting, and hopefully someday see them perform on The Olympia Theatre stage. This is the inaugural Rising Star award, but we aim to continue every year. We are delighted to offer this award to Zoe Kelly, who immediately impressed with both her application and audition. Expect to see great things from Zoe!’

Patrick Sutton, Director of The Gaiety School of Acting ‘We are delighted to have Zoe onboard and her training at the school has already begun. Our school is successful and the recognized and proud leader in the field of actor training, because of the extraordinary success of our graduates – young and vibrant actresses like Charlie Murphy (Class of 2008), Sarah Greene (Class of 2006) and even American Actress Olivia Wilde, have all trained at the school. We hope Zoe’s time with us will afford her the opportunity to develop her love and understanding of the art form and assist her with establishing herself in the industry’

Check out Zoe Kelly’s interview on RTE’s News2Day here (It runs 2 minutes in!)

Zoe Kelly

Brian Whitehead, CEO of the Olympia Theatre with Actors Brian, Domhnall, Brendan Gleeson presenting Zoe Kelly with The Rising Star Award in association with the Gaiety School of ActingZoe Kelly, Winner of the Rising Star Award with Brian Whitehead, CEO of the Olympia Theatre, Patrick Sutton Director of the Gaiety School of Acting and actors Brian, Domhnall & Brendan GleesonZoe Kelly, Winner of the Rising Star Award in association with the Olympia Theatre & The Gaiety School of Acting -with actors Brian, Domhnall & Brendan GleesonBrian Whitehead, CEO Olympia Theatre and Zoe Kelly, Winner of the Rising Star Award in association with The Gaiety School of Acting - The National Theatre School of Ireland

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