Jody O'Neill Email & Phone Number

Ireland

I am currently Theatre Artist-in-Residence at Cork Opera House and UCC. As well as developing my own work during this period, I am working closely with both the Opera House and UCC on matters relating to disability inclusion.

Writing episodes of a new children's animated television series.

I am currently in receipt of an Arts Council Bursary to research and develop inclusive theatre about autism and disability.

'What I (Don't) Know About Autism' - an inclusive theatre performance for a cast of 6 autistic and non-autistic actors, promoting autism acceptance and celebrating autistic identity. Premiered in 2020 in co-production with The Abbey Theatre and in association with The Everyman and Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre.

Ballybaile was originally developed through Fishamble's A Play for Ireland. It was one of the final 6 plays shortlisted.It was awarded a Judges' Commendation at The Bruntwood Awards in 2019.Ballybaile is an attempt to represent Ireland in the current moment. It consists of 17 short plays, each named after a government department that explore how decisions.

Created as part of Draíocht's HOME Theatre Ireland and Our Place Our Stories, in collaboration with service users and staff at Blakestown Adult Day Centre, 'Yellow' and 'Saying the Words' are two pieces of inclusive theatre written for one performer that aim to promote acceptance of disability and difference. 'Yellow' was originally directed by Louise.

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

Script writer for ANU and The Ark's installation for children, Scrapefoot. A walk-through visual art experience for audiences of just four people at a time. Especially created for audiences aged 6+, SCRAPEFOOT was created by ANU Co-Artistic Director Owen Boss and Louise Lowe, with a creative team that included Carl Kennedy and Ciaran Bagnall.

Wrote over 80 introductory animation videos for HMH's California Math programme.

'Walking Man', was commissioned by Graffiti, directed by Síle Ní Bhroin, and has been in repertory with the company since 2011. In addition to performances for schools, the play was performed at the TYA Gathering 2011, and was also presented in 2012 at the International Children's Festival, Baboro. 'Walking Man' was translated into Irish by Síle Ní Bhroin.

Youth Drama Ireland is the annual journal of NAYD, featuring over 40 pages of news, interviews, articles, reports, workshops, book reviews, and more.

'The Juniper Tree' was commissioned as part of INTO THE WOODS and performed by Ali White and Philip Judge alongside plays by Mark Cantan and Neil Sharpson.

Learning Designer/Writer for HMH app, Curious George at the Zoo.

Writer for StoryToys on their Hansel and Gretel and Red Riding Hood 3D interactive pop-up books, adapting the stories from the Grimms' originals.