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John Ryan

John Ryan is a founder member of Quarry Players, and has taken part in more than 70 productions, either back stage or on stage. He has been mainly committed to design and set construction for the past twenty five years. He is greatly involved in the running of the group, and along with co-founder John Gibbons, is a life trustee. He has served as Chairman on numerous occasions, along with many other positions.

Credits as actor:

•  Richard's Cork Leg (1995)

•  Moll (1984)

•  The Heretic (1981)

•  Witness for the Prosecution (1979)

•  Them (1979)

•  My Three Angels (1979)

•  Fools Rush In (1977)

•  The Field (1976)

•  Rashomon (1975)

•  The Whole Town's Talking (1974)

•  Mungo's Mansion (1973)

•  Shadow and Substance (1971)

•  They Got What They Wanted (1970)

Credits as Designer / Set Designer:

•  By the Bog of Cats (2009)

•  The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2008)

•  Dolly West's Kitchen (2007)

•  Translations (2006)

•  Lovers at Versailles (2006)

•  Lovers at Versailles (2005)

•  One was Nude and One Wore Tails (2004)

•  The Plough and the Stars (2003)

•  The Cripple of Inishmaan - University Concert Hall (2002)

•  The Beauty Queen of Leenane - University Concert Hall (2001)

•  The Beauty Queen of Leenane - Belltable (2001)

•  The Chastitute (2000)

•  Portia Coughlan (1999)

•  The Cripple of Inishmaan - Belltable (1999)

•  Juno and the Paycock (1998)

•  A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocers Assistant (1997)

•  Say Cheese! (1997)

•  A Time Under Heaven (1996)

•  In Holy Matrimony (1996)

•  The Year of the Hiker (1995)

•  Richard's Cork Leg (1995)

•  Sive (1994)

•  Dancing at Lughnasa (1994)

•  The Shadow of a Gunman (1993)

•  The Master (1993)

•  The Plough and the Stars (1992)

•  Once a Catholic (1992)

•  The Change in Mame Fadden (1991)

•  The Honeyspike (1990)

•  The King of the Castle (1990)

•  A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocers Assistant (1989)

•  The Highest House on the Mountain (1989)

•  Goodbye to the Hill (1988)

•  The Communication Cord (1988)

•  Sharon's Grave (1987)

•  The Field (1987)

•  The Wood of the Whispering (1985)

•  Many Young Men of Twenty (1985)

•  Woman of the Year (1983)

•  The Chastitute (1982)

•  The Master (1981)

•  Them (1979)

•  Alicia Disposes (1970)

•  They Got What They Wanted (1970)

Other Credits:

•  The Plough and the Stars - Stage Manager (2003)

•  The Honeyspike - Stage Director (1990)

•  The King of the Castle - Stage Manager (1990)

•  A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocers Assistant - Stage Manager (1989)

•  The Highest House on the Mountain - Stage Manager (1989)

•  Goodbye to the Hill - Stage Manager (1988)

•  The Communication Cord - Stage Manager (1988)

•  Sharon's Grave - Stage Manager (1987)

•  The Field - Stage Director (1987)

•  All in Favour Said No! - Everyman Theatre Cork - Stage Director (1986)

•  All in Favour Said No! - Belltable - Stage Director (1986)

•  The Wood of the Whispering - Stage Director (1985)

•  Many Young Men of Twenty - Stage Director (1985)

•  Teahouse of the August Moon - Stage Director / Set Construction (1985)

•  The Heretic - Stage Crafts (1981)

•  Sive - Set Design / Stage Manager (1980)

•  Witness for the Prosecution - Set Construction (1979)

•  A Letter from the General - Set Construction (1978)

•  The Honeyspike - Set Construction (1978)

•  An Inspector Calls - Set Construction, Lighting and Sound Effects (1977)

•  Rashomon - Set Construction (1975)

•  Anyone Could Rob a Bank - Stage Technician (1972)