{"id":909,"date":"2022-11-08T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:45:59","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"909\" class=\"elementor elementor-909\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dde1cf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dde1cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2663bd4c\" data-id=\"2663bd4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4973a747 jet-breadcrumbs-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"4973a747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1000}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-breadcrumbs jet-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__wrap\"><div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/\" class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item-link is-home\" rel=\"home\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e78b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e78b15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a66abe1\" data-id=\"a66abe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef5e30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef5e30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e528cb5\" data-id=\"e528cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa7697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa7697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4 align=\"justify\"><strong>Olga Conway<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Principal\/Director and teacher of Discovering drama<\/strong><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><em>Dip.Hons, H.Dip, PGCA, LIBSD<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Olga attended the Conservatory of Music and Drama at DIT, studying drama for three years and graduating with first class honours.<\/li><li>Having finished her initial studies, she opened \u201cDiscovering Drama\u201d in 2002 with just 9 students.<\/li><li>In 2005, while continuing the school, she completed her H.Dip from UCD in drama studies.<\/li><li>Drama has been a part of Olga&#8217;s life since she was five years old &#8211; she completed some fourteen drama exams from the Guildhall school of Music and Drama and LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Drama) before attending drama college.<\/li><li>Olga was awarded a PGCA from the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon and University of Warwick in &#8220;Teaching of Shakespeare to young people&#8221;. She conducts \u2018Hands On Shakespeare\u2019 workshops in Secondary schools.<\/li><li>She holds her Licentiate in Teaching drama from the Irish Board of Speech and Drama.<\/li><li>Olga played \u2018Constance Wilde\u2019 in \u2018The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde\u2019.<\/li><li>Olga was part of the Boots Cancer Care advertising commercial on TV.<\/li><li>Olga was part of the Castle Lake Arts Festival in Johnstown, performing Shakespeare.<\/li><li>Olga will play Florence Nightingale in Wexford Festival Opera 2023<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b924f60 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b924f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0793496\" data-id=\"0793496\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72627a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f72627a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 align=\"justify\"><strong>Andrew Holden<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A native of Waterford, Andrew trained as an actor with the Gaiety School of Acting and The London School of Musical Theatre.<\/li><li>His previous credits include appearances with The Gate Theatre, The Cork Opera House, Waterford Spraoi, Little Red Kettle, Bryan Flynn Theatrix, Long Road Productions and The Everyman Cork amongst others.<\/li><li>He has appeared in \u2018The Shakespeare Review&#8217; at The Theatre Royal Waterford on several occasions and The Eugene O\u2019Neill International Festival in New Ross.<\/li><li>As a director he has helmed productions of \u2018I Love You,You\u2019re Perfect. Now Change\u2019, \u201cOklahoma!\u2019 , \u2018Assassins\u2019, \u2018My Fair Lady\u2019 &amp; \u2018Oliver!\u2019.<\/li><li>In addition to teaching for Discovering Drama, he has previously given drama workshops for CTYI and in various primary and secondary schools around the South East region.<\/li><li>More recently he has appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in \u2018A Christmas Carol\u2019 in Garter Lane, Waterford and as Orsino in Shakespeare Squared\u2019s promenade production of \u2018Twelfth Night<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9368873\" data-id=\"9368873\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f5341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21f5341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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opera of Donizetti&#8217;s La Fille Du Regiment for Wexford Festival Opera, 2023.<\/li><li>She was an Artist in Residence at Wexford Arts Centre, and also works as a freelance Speech &amp; Drama Teacher, teaching children and adults in the community.<\/li><li>As a co-founder\/facilitator of WORDPLAY \u2013 a group for writers, actors &amp; directors in County Wexford, Heather has produced several new productions.<\/li><li>She has also worked as a freelance director and actor, which has included directing five Baroque Operas in joint Irish-Czech productions, working as Head of Drama in Chester International School in Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and acting roles in various theatre productions.<\/li><li>Heather has an Associate Diploma in Speech &amp; Drama Teaching from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, a B.A. in Communications and is a past participant of the Gaiety School of Acting Performance Theatre 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Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Teacher 2<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8382660 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8382660\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d406357\" data-id=\"d406357\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acabe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acabe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 align=\"justify\"><strong>Carla Fusciardi Wallace<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>\u00a0Teacher<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Carla is a past pupil of Discovering Drama where she developed a passion for theatre and achieved the LAMDA Gold Medal with distinction. Carla studied law at UCD where she held a scholarship in Performing Arts with the UCD Ad Astra Academy. Recently, Carla qualified as a barrister and was awarded the Denham Fellowship.<\/li><li>As an actor and theatre maker, Carla is a member of the \u2018Be SpectACTive\u2019 programme with Dublin Theatre Festival. Carla\u2019s recent theatre credits include performing in \u2018The CRISPR Show\u2019 at the Scene + Heard Festival 2023, directing \u2018Picnic\u2019 written by Ryan O\u2019Donnell as part of the Arts Council Agility Award, and associate directing \u2018G.B.S\u2019 at the National Art Gallery.<\/li><li>In 2021, Carla received the Diploma of Associate (Teaching) from the Irish Board of Speech and Drama and has taught in Wexford and Dublin. She looks forward to sharing the joy of drama and performance with young people as Olga and all of the team at Discovering Drama have done for her.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eded4e4\" data-id=\"eded4e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f609b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f609b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-17.30.16.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-17.30.16.png 676w, https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-17.30.16-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-17.30.16-600x678.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d0a2d elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d0a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3375936\" data-id=\"3375936\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afda17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afda17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Elizabeth-Rose-Headshot-web.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Elizabeth-Rose-Headshot-web.png 536w, https:\/\/discoveringdrama.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Elizabeth-Rose-Headshot-web-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1020e51\" data-id=\"1020e51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f6d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f6d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 align=\"justify\"><strong>Elizabeth Rose Browne<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>\u00a0Teacher<\/strong><\/p><p>Elizabeth trained at the Theatre Conservatory at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where she received a B.F.A. She currently works across a variety of acting genres including Shakespeare\/classical theatre, Comedy Improv, Opera, Children\u2019s theatre, Street theatre, TV and Radio with such organisations as RT\u00c9, TG4, Wexford Festival Opera and Red Kettle Theatre Company, amongst others. Elizabeth ran a theatre-in-education company from 1999-2004 and was invited to present her programmes at the International Drama\/Theatre in Education Association (IDEA) conference, Bergen, Norway, 2003. Elizabeth also frequently writes her own stage shows and is a member of Irish Actors\u2019 Equity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e73c0a1 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e73c0a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91b36d4\" data-id=\"91b36d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba71d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba71d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 align=\"justify\"><strong>Ciara Tierney<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>\u00a0Teacher<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Ciara is a primary school teacher with a Masters in Education. Drama has been a part of Ciara\u2019s life since she first performed with Wexford Light Opera Society in 1990.<\/li><li>She has performed with WLOS, Wexford Drama Group, White Feather Theatre Company &amp; in Wexford Festival Opera.<\/li><li>This year Ciara will be part of the Community Opera as part of Wexford Festival Opera.<\/li><li>She has also completed exams up to Grade 8 with the Guildhall school of Music and Drama and LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Drama).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b18b\" data-id=\"4c7b18b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Olga Conway Principal\/Director and teacher of Discovering drama Dip.Hons, H.Dip, PGCA, LIBSD Olga attended the Conservatory of Music and Drama at DIT, studying drama for three years and graduating with first class honours. Having finished her initial studies, she opened \u201cDiscovering Drama\u201d in 2002 with just 9 students. 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