Fregoli

Fregoli Members

Fregoli has a number of active members

Maria Tivnan,

Originally from Boyle Co Roscommon, Maria is the artistic director of the company. Maria both acts and directs with Fregoli and was awarded Best Actress at the Irish Student Drama Award 2007 for her portral of Runt in Disco Pigs. Maria has a BA in Psychology (NUIG) and an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies (UCD). Maria is also a former auditor of NUIGalway Drama Society. Marias past credits include

Rob McFeely

Rob is from Donegal. He is currently in his final year of an Engineering PhD in NUI Galway. Rob is the technical manager and assistant artisitic director with the company. Rob was awarded Best Director at the Irish Student Drama Awards 2007 for his direction of Disco Pigs. Previous directing credits include: Red Roses and Petrol (2006), Dark Pony (2007). Rob is a former auditor of NUIGalway Drama Society

Shane Mc Dermott

is a 23 year old Co.Galway native. Shane discovered
theatre in his first year of College in NUI,G. With his first
production he was nominated for 'Best Supporting Actor' at the ISDA'S
for his role as 'Easy' in Doggs Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth.

Shane went on to be a prolific contributer to the Drama society over
the next 2 years, co-writing 2 award winning plays, taking roles in 6
others, including 'The Merchant of Venice' and Millers 'Elegy For  A
Lady' and hosting the Drama Society's Improv night for 2 years.

He is very excited to be a founding member of Fregoli, a company he is
sure will be a ready outlet for his energys and will give him a chance
to work with people he has a lot of time, repect and admiration for.

Rebecca Ryan.

Rebecca is a 21 year old student, currently in her degree year at NUIG. She received her diploma in speech and drama from Trinity-Guildhall London in 2004 and has been heavily involved in all aspects of theatre for several years now. As a youn 'un she was a member of Limerick Youth Theatre, wore enormous glasses and failed at every sport imposed on her. Recent projects include: Arthur Millers' "I Can't Remember Anything", which she directed and went on to win an award for best debut direction at the ISDA festival in Cork in 2006; costuming work for Galway-based Mephisto Theatre Co. and Rough Magic Theatre Co. in Dublin, and the role of "daughter" in Fregoli's production of Bedbound.

Ronan Mc Mahon

Ronan McMahon is from Bettystown in Co.Meath and is an active member of the Galway theatre scene. He has appeared on numerous occasions with the Ninth Wave Theatre Company in productions of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus and an adaptation "Hamlet & Ophelia" for Project 06. Other experience stems from NUIG Dramsoc, including productions of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr.Fox (Project 06), MacLiamoir's The Liar, Nate Alderman's The Great Famine of the Western World , and The Merchant of Venice. He also tried his hand at directing with John B. Keane's Big Maggie for Dramsoc and ISDA in 2006. He recently preformed at The Electric Picnic Festical with the Vendetta Theatre Company's production of The Complete Works of Wllm Shkpr Abridged. He's next project is the part of Samuel Beckett in "Lucia Mad" by Don Nigro.  He is very proud to be a member of this young and innovative theatre company and very excited to be working with people of such talent and energy.

Maggie Kilcoyne

Maggie is from Tubbercurry, Co.Sligo, and has been involved in drama since a very young age. She has participated on the amateur dramatics circuit for several years with The Phoenix Players in Tubbercurry where she won a numebr of acting awards.She has also worked with Beezneez Theatre Company, Sligo and has been involved in a number of productions with NUIG's dramsoc
This year she won the Jerome Hynes award for best actress for her role in Deanimimite games at the Muscailt festival.
Her role as Solange in The Maids is Maggie's first production with Fregoli and she is honoured to be working with such an exciting and energetic bunch of thespians.

Tracy Bruen

Tracy is from Dunmore, Co. Galway.  She has been acting with her good Fregolian friends for many years now but "Maids" is her first play for this company.  Having worked for many years as an assistant director with Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society, she recently acted in their production of "Borrowed Robes", for which she won an award for "best leading performance" at the Shercock Drama Festival.Tracy has also played leading roles in a range of musicals staged in both Dunmore and NUI Galway.  As a longstanding member of Dramsoc in NUIG, Tracy gained precious experience as an actor and director.  Her professional acting work includes "Up the Yard," with Catastrophe Theatre Company for the 2003 Galway Arts Festival and Spraoi Street Theatre Festival.  The rumour that she moonlights as a skantily-clad extra in Bollywood movies is not unfounded.

Lucia Smyth

Lucia, born and bred in Dublin, has been acting since the age of 7. She attended the Stagecraft Academy of Speech and Drama with Paul Cullen for the younger years of her life - acting in countless drama and poetry feiseanna. Her awards included: best actress, best supporting actress and best comedy act. In secondary school, Lucia was consistently involved in the annual school musical and was consistently given the lead male roles (emotionally scarring). She became a member of The Gaiety Youth Theatre Company in her final years of school; writing, directing and acting in their productions. She has been involved in NUIG's  Dramsoc productions throughout college productions inc. Love or Blood, Red Roses and Petrol and Medea.  She also co-hosted the weekly wednesday night improv gathering - Staged and Confused. She has just finished her BA in English and Psychology and is looking forward to where life will take her.. hopefully it won't be too far from all the wonderful kids at Fregoli.

Tracey Diamond

Tracey is a Sligo born actress. She has found a home on stage in Galway with lead parts in productions of Samuel Beckett Rockaby, the award winning Red Roses and Petrol, and Eugene Mc Cabes - Tales from the Poorhouse. Tracey works locally in Galway but has pledged her soul to Fregoli