Crisis Actor, Eoghan Carrick + Lauren Jones, Dublin Fringe Festival, 2026 (Book Here)
Created by: Eoghan Carrick + Lauren Jones
Performer: Emily Terndrup
Writer: Lauren Jones
Director: Eoghan Carrick
Set & Costume Designer: Ellen Kirk
Video Designer: Michael Dunne
Sound Designer & Composer: Jenny O’Malley
Lighting Designer: Eoin Winning
Stunt Coordinator: Niamh Hogan
Chief LX: Peter Bond
ASM: Anika Kidd
Production Manager: Olivia Drennan
Producer: Cian O’Brien
I haven’t always been like this. I haven’t always been in crisis. I used to be a regular actor.
Crisis acting simulates emergencies for training, and the audience are invited to watch a demonstration. The gun isn’t real. The blood isn’t real. The pain is a performance.
At what point does repetition destroy the boundary between what’s real and what isn’t? Inspired by conspiracy theories, post-truth politics and internet culture, this new work is about the strange collective performance we call reality.
This event features smoke machines, strobe lighting and excessive loud noise/music.
Supported by: Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon & Dublin City Council. Developed at the Department of Drama, School of Creative Arts, Trinity College, Dublin.
Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs