Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Sophie Motley, Artistic Director
Sophie began her Project journey working in the bar. She has worked in arts leadership roles since 2017, most recently as Artistic Director of The Everyman, Cork where she led the team to support over 300 artists and present 90 productions in 2023. Sophie was previously Artistic Director/co-CEO of Pentabus Theatre (England’s national rural theatre company), Co-Artistic Director of WillFredd Theatre and Associate Director of Rough Magic.
As a director, Sophie’s work includes: Werther (Irish National Opera), Gatman!, The Summer I Robbed A Bank,(The Everyman), The Giggler Treatment (The Ark), Crossings, One Side Lies the Sea (Pentabus), Millions of Years (English National Opera) BEES!, Jockey, CARE, FOLLOW, FARM, (WillFredd Theatre), Tejas Verdes, Vincent River (Prime Cut) The Sleeping Queen (Wexford Festival Opera), Everything Between Us, Plaza Suite (Rough Magic).
As a dramaturg, Sophie has worked with numerous Irish and international artists across theatre, opera and multidisciplinary arts.
As Associate Director she has worked with Michel van der Aa/London Sinfonietta, ENO/Barbican/Opera de Lyon/Teatro Colon, Wide Open Opera/Landmark.
Sophie was Staff Director at English National Opera, Resident Assistant Director at the Abbey Theatre and Resident Stage Director for London Sinfonietta. Sophie learnt her trade as an emerging director by assisting directors such as Fiona Shaw, Deborah Warner, David Leveaux, Benedict Andrews, Yoshi Oida, Phelim McDermott, Peter Sellars and James MacDonald.
Orla Moloney, Executive Director
Previous roles include Head of Arts Participation with the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealíon; Director of Droichead Arts Centre; Director of the Bealtaine Festival; and Regional Development Manager at Music Network. Orla has also worked as an independent arts consultant across theatre, music, arts education, festivals, local authority arts offices, and has extensive experience in arts research, policy development, and evaluation.
Orla currently serves on the Boards of Performing Arts Forum and Music Network, and previously served on the Boards of Dance Limerick, Create, and Barnstorm Theatre Company.
Marysia Więckiewicz
Marysia Więckiewicz, Curator of Visual Arts
Marysia Więckiewicz (she/her) is a curator & art writer. Her curatorial practice focuses on providing care & support to artists in the development & production of exhibitions. She values establishing meaningful & long-term engagements with artists, supporting their practice via innovative channels of distribution & dissemination & by commissioning new work.
Marysia has organised numerous exhibitions & projects in Ireland & abroad with various institutions & local authorities, including Wyspa Institute of Art, The Hugh Lane Gallery, The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Temple Bar Gallery + Studios & Wexford Arts Centre. She has worked in curatorial roles at The Hugh Lane & IMMA. She was the founding director & curator of Berlin Opticians Gallery which supported & exhibited artistic practices both online & in unconventional spaces. She co-edited Paper Visual Art Journal (PVA) between 2014-2018 & received grant support from the Arts Council of Ireland and Culture Ireland.
Kate O’ Brien
Kate O’ Brien, Head of Communications
Kate has worked in the Arts and PR Sector for over 10 years. She is a registered ballet teacher with The Royal Academy of Dance, and also holds a MSc in Public Relations and Strategic Communications from Dublin City University. She teaches in Ireland’s leading development organisation for dance ‘Dance Ireland’ and also at an inclusive school for children and young adults with additional needs ‘Free 2 Be Me Dance’.
She has worked in the PR industry for clients such as Liz Roche Company, Ballet Ireland, Other Voices, Westival, Tullamore Dew, Hendricks Gin, FULFIL Nutrition, Kopparberg and a variety of FMCG brands.
Siobhan Shortt
Siobhan Shortt, Box Office Supervisor
Siobhan has been Box Office Supervisor at Project as well as a core member of the Project team for a number of years. She hales from Limerick City and is at the end of the phone or email to answer any of your ticket, performance or building queries!
Conor Burnell
Head of Production
Kate Mc Sweeney
Finance & Accounts Manager
Han Tiernan
House Manager
Annette Devoy
Administrator
Shauna Anne Lynch
Centre Technician
Kate Finn
Centre Technician
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