Freelance
Alison McKenna is a theatre and cultural event producer
2023 Consultant Producer, From Out The Land, Clonmel Junction Arts, #Decadeofcentenaries
From Out The Land by Jack Reardon and Áine Ryan traces the journey of over a hundred years in Clonmel’s military life, inspired by the experiences of Irish soldiers and their families.
Directed by Jack Reardon. The creative team includes Co-Author Áine Ryan (Kitty In The Lane), Jack Scullion (set & costume design), Eoin Lennon (lighting design), Shane Dempsey (movement), Michael Stapleton ( sound) and Kate Twohig (original composition). Cast included: Éanna Grogan, Dylan Kennedy, Ciara Laste & Cathal Ryan
2017 – 2019 Creative Producer, St. Brigid’s Day, Irish Embassy, Grosvenor Place, London.
Alison worked as the creative producer under Ambassador Adrian O’Neill and his senior leadership team, to develop and deliver the inaugural “St. Brigid’s Day” for London in 2018 and again in 2019. This blueprint was rolled out across Irish Embassies and Consulates by the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 2022, St Brigid’s Day, at the beginning of February became a new Irish public holiday in Ireland.
2016 Consultant Producer to the Irish Consulate, NYC for the Centenary of 1916, New York
Alison was engaged as producer by Consul General Barbara Jones as Producer to procure the technical team, map out and design the day and programme the non-commemorative part of the occasion. This historic day, attended by 5,000 people in Pier A and Wagner Park ( beside Battery Park), included an open air rock concert, a tall ship, theatre, cinema, and the staging of exhibitions.
See Centenary Coverage of New York by RTÉ
Salon Éire 100
Alison created, developed, and produced Salon Éire 100 for New York. It was a multi-disciplinary festival, staged over six weeks in Spring 2016. Salon Éire 100 traced the journey of the Irish artist over 100 years, from 1916 to 2016 through photography, literature, poetry, music, theatre, and art. The festival included artists such as Ánu, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Kim Haughton, Clair Wills, Liz Nugent, Louise Lowe, Geraldine O’Sullivan, Alvy Carragher & Conor Linehan.
See Here for the full Salon Eire project
