Lecturer in Drama

Email: peter.mcdermott@tudublin.ie

Tel: +35312205115

Peter McDermott

Peter McDermott is a lecturer in drama at TU Dublin Conservatoire and a freelance theatre director. Originally from New York, where he trained in the Meisner technique of acting, he holds an MA in Drama from the University of Essex. He also conducted research in drama in Trinity College Dublin, where he taught before his appointment to the Conservatoire. He has directed theatre in Project Arts Centre, the National Concert Hall, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre and Bewley’s Café Theatre.

 

His work on the B.A. in Drama (Performance) comprises teaching acting and improvisation, Irish drama, historical performance and contemporary performance. He has directed many of the final-year productions and he has coordinated international programmes such as the ongoing exchange with Columbia College Chicago. He has also been a recipient of a TU Dublin Teaching Fellowship.

 

Peter has always embraced the practical, educational and academic sides of drama, delivering practical workshops, lectures and presentations in University College Dublin, University College London, Columbia College Chicago, the Escola Superior de Musica e Artes do Espectaculo (Portugal), the China-Europe Performing Arts Symposium (Beijing), the European League of Institutes for the Arts Teachers’ Academy (Portugal) and the International University Theatre Association (Belgium).

 

Click below to view short videos of some of Peter's work with the BA in Drama students:

THE CANTERBURY TALES final-year showcase production

FIX student-devised short film

BOYS' CLUB student-devised short film

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM final-year showcase production