Sam Shepard (Playwright) was first produced in New York in 1963 at Theatre Genesis and many times at La MaMa and Cafe Cino. Eleven of his plays have won Obie Awards including 'The Tooth of Crime' (1972) and 'Curse of the Starving Class' (1976). He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his play 'Buried Child' (1979). The critically acclaimed production of 'True West,' starring Jon Malkovich and Gary Sinise opened Off-Broadway in 1982. 'Fool For Love' (1982) starring Ed Harris received Obie Awards for Best Play and Direction. 'Simpatico' opened at The Royal Court Theatre after its New York premiere at The Public Theater in 1994 and was made into a feature film by Matthew Warchus starring Nick Nolte and Sharon Stone. A revised 'Buried Child 'under the direction of Gary Sinise opened on Broadway in 1996 and was nominated for a Tony Award.

Jimmy Fay (Director). For the past year Fay served as acting Literary Director of the Abbey Theatre where his production of 'The Resistable Rise of Aturo Ui' enjoyed a limited engagement. His productions at the Abbey Theatre include 'The Seafarer' by Conor McPherson, 'The Playboy of the Western World' in a new version by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle, 'Saved' by Edward Bond for which he won Best Director Irish Times Theatre Award 2007, 'The School for Scandal' by R B Sheridan, 'Howie the Rookie' by Mark O'Rowe, 'True West' by Sam Shepard, Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' in an edit by Mark O'Rowe and 'The Muesli Belt' by Jimmy Murphy. He is Artistic Director of Bedrock Productions. He was the first director of the Dublin Fringe Festival (1995 -1996), which he co-founded with Bedrock Productions.