Ronan O'Shea

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    Biography

    Ronan is a Lighting Designer from Kerry, Ireland. He graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Screen Media (Hons) with a keen interest in Lighting Design and Directing from University College Cork.

    Ronan is the proud recipient of the ETC Fred Foster Mentorship Award 2019/2020, where he attended LDI in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is under the mentorship of Designer Josh Allen.

    Ronan is also a Lighting & Controls Designer for 3LR Design Inc. A global architectural lighting design firm based in North Carolina. During the pandemic, Ronan worked on many large-scale architecture projects, designing Lighting and Controls systems while his beloved theatres were closed.

    A selection of his lighting design credits include; (Un)Holy Blood (Cork Circus Factory), Katty Barry, Queen of the Caol Quay (Cork Arts Theatre), Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (I.N.E.C. Arena), ELECTRA (KINO Cork), Straight On ‘Til Morning (Theatre Development Centre), Woman and Scarecrow, The Things I Could Never Tell Stephen, A Bunch of Amateurs (Granary Theatre). He also won ‘Best Lighting Design’ with U.C.C. Dramat for The Children’s Hour (Granary Theatre).

    Associate Lighting Designer: This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing ( Fitzgibbon Theatre & Irish National Tour, LD. Hanan Sheedy), The Misfit Mythology (And Programmer, Cork Arts Theatre. LD Brendan Dunlea)

    Assistant Lighting Designer: Gregory Porter (Royal Albert Hall. LD. Al Crawford), The Lost Colony (Waterside Theatre, Roanoke Island, NC. LD. Josh Allen) 

    His Director of Photography credits include; Epitaph (Short Film), Older (Music Video), Seen But Not Heard (Short Documentary), 8 Minutes 27 Seconds (Short Film), The Way We Were (Short Film).

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    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Fringe / Pub Theatre
    • Education Establishment
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale / Fringe
    • Education Establishment
    Opera:
    Dance:
    • Medium Scale
    • Small Scale
    Concert:
    Corporate:
    • Conferences
    Architectural:
    • Domestic
    • Leisure & Entertainment
    • Marine & Aviation
    • Places of Worship
    Non-professional:
    • Musicals
    • Plays
    • Projection / Video Design
    Education:
    • Lectures
    • Workshops
    • Training

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    Beauty and the Beast - Panto Theatre Everyman Cork
    CADA Performing Arts & The Everyman Cork     		Lighting Designer Director: Catherine Mahon Buckley
    Set designer: Olan Wrynn
    Mám Dance Kelley Theatre, Fairfield University, CN, USA
    Teac Damsa     		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Adam Silverman
    Choreographer: Michael Keegan-Dolan
    Set designer: Sabine D'Argent
    Irish National Opera Gala Concert Concert Cork Opera House
    Irish National Opera and Cork Opera House     		Lighting Designer
    The Curing Line Opera Íontas
    Straymaker     		Lighting Designer Director: Michael Gallen
    Mám Dance Sadler's Wells, then touring
    Teac Damsa     		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Adam Silverman
    Choreographer: Michael Keegan-Dolan
    Set designer: Sabine D'Argent
    Mám Dance Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, then touring
    Teac Damsa     		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Adam Silverman
    Choreographer: Michael Keegan-Dolan
    Set designer: Sabine D'Argent
    I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy Theatre Crawford Art Gallery
    Gina Moxley and Everyman Cork     		Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Michael Hurley
    Director: John Mcllduff
    Set designer: Sabine D'Argent
    We Create The World Theatre Fitzgibbon Theatre, Graffiti Cork
    Graffiti Theatre Company     		Lighting Designer Director: Various (Artistic Director Julie O'Leary)
    Set designer: Davy Dummigan
    (Un)Holy Blood Dance St. Lukes Cathedral
    Tricycle Trauma     		Lighting Designer Choreographer: Lidija Sona
    Set designer: Ronan O'Shea
    The Legend of Skønhed Theatre Fitzgibbon Theatre, Graffiti Cork
    Graffiti Theatre Company     		Lighting Designer Director: Julie O'Leary
    Set designer: Davy Dummigan
    Proms at Cork Opera House Concert Cork Opera House
    Cork Opera House     		Lighting Designer Director: Wayne Jordan
    Set designer: Pai Rathaya
    The Welkin Theatre St.Michaels Hall, then touring
    Ballyduff Drama Group     		Lighting Designer Director: Ger Canning
    Set designer: Donie O'Sullivan
    The Morrigan Opera Cork Opera House
    Cork Opera House and John O'Brien     		Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Stephen Dodd
    Director: John O'Brien
    Set designer: Alyson Cummins
    Gregory Porter UK Tour Concert
    		Touring Re-Lighter Lighting designer: Al Crawford
    The Same Theatre Irish Arts Centre, New York City, then touring
    Corcadorca Theatre Company     		Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Michael Hurley
    Director: Pat Kiernan
    Set designer: Owen Boss
    DNA Theatre Cork Arts Theatre
    Four Faced Theatre Company     		Lighting Designer Director: Alison McCormack
    Set designer: Ronan O'Shea
    Hail to the Great Wave Theatre Corcadorca Theatre Development Centre
    Corcadorca     		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Aedín Cosgrove
    Director: Pat Kiernan
    Set designer: Owen Boss
    (Un)Holy Blood Theatre Cork Circus Factory
    Tricycle Trauma     		Lighting Designer Director: Lidija Sona
    Set designer: Ronan O'Shea
    Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Musical I.N.E.C. Arena
    Killarney Musical Society     		Lighting Designer Director: Peter Kennedy
    Set designer: Proscenium LTD
    The Children's Hour Theatre Granary Theatre Cork
    UCC Dramat     		Lighting Designer Director: Aideen Fox
    Set designer: Stefan Healy
    Contact method Details
    Email address ronan@ronanoshea.ie