The newest actors in town took to the boards this week at Project in Temple Bar to showcase their skills.
"Doing new work is an important policy for the school," said Gaiety School of Acting director Patrick Sutton of the two commissioned works - Elysian Juniors by Ken Harmon and To Be Confirmed by Alex Johnston.
All 18 acting graduates from the school are embarking on careers in the limelight, with previous Gaiety students - including Hollywood star Colin Farrell - to inspire them.
Victoria McQuaid, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, was expecting her parents to attend later in the week. Her part in To be Confirmed, "was a very pivotal role", she said laughing.
Ronan Rose-Roberts, a former architect, stood nearby watching this reporter very closely. "I play a journalist," he explained. He went into acting because he didn't want to work behind a desk all his life, he said.
Rory Nolan from Killiney, Co Dublin has already landed a part in Tom Murphy's new play, The Drunkard, which opens at the Galway Arts Festival. Comedy writer Anne Gildea, (formerly of The Nualas) and playwright Michelle Read, were in the audience. Read's new collaborative play, The Other Side, produced by Read Co, will open at Project on Wednesday, August 13th. "It will be a subjective experience," she explained. "You have to come with a friend but not sit with them. You'll see one character and hear the other."
Playwright Paul Meade, whose play Skin Deep opens at the Project next month, and director David Parnell were also at the opening of the two plays.