EVENING CLASS STARTING OCTOBER 2025Adult Acting Class
'Out of Character'

Out of character – Adult Acting Class for 18+ from Innovations Theatre School (ITS)

Class description: Out of character is an acting class for adults who want to build real performance skills without the pressure to be perfect. Through improv, character work, and scene study, you’ll learn how to think on your feet, connect with others, and make bold, confident choices, all while having fun. Expect exercises that sharpen listening, presence, and spontaneity, plus chances to step into characters wildly unlike yourself and bring scripts to life in fresh, authentic ways. This class is open to all experience levels.

Price: €150 per term per term – comprised of 10 x 2 hr classes

Format: 10 week long module forms a block. There will be 3 Blocks in the 2025/2026 school year, see dates below. The modules are progressive. You can take all 3 blocks concurrently to progress with. new material or pick and choose the blocks that suit your availability.

(A short closed door performance will be decided at the discretion of both the teacher and students is not to be advertised)

Time: Fridays 7-9pm (includes a short tea break)

Where: Gorey Educate Together Secondary School, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Term dates:

Block one: Oct 10th, Oct 17th, Oct 24th, Oct 31st, Nov 7th, Nov 21st, Nov 28th, Dec 5th, Dec 12th, Dec 19th
Block two: Jan 9th, Jan 16th, Jan 23rd, Jan 30th, Feb 6th, Feb 13th, Feb 20th, Feb 27th, Mar 6th, Mar 13th
Block three: Mar 20th, Mar 27th, Apr 3rd, Apr 10th, Apr 17th, Apr 24th, May 1st, May 15th, May 22nd, May 29th

Course Instructor: Lily Henrich-Doyle
Lily started off acting at the tender age of 12 at Innovations Theatre School, becoming an assistant drama teacher in her final years. She then went on to study advanced actor training with Bull Alley Theatre Training Company where she received her ATCL in Classical acting. Having worked mostly in theatre, Lily’s professional debut was as Danielle in Catherine Hudson’s HOLIA (Bewley’s Café Theatre). Since then, she has gone on to play such parts as Cathy in Unbroken Circle (European debut tour), Emer in Family Plot, Lady Fidget in The Country Wife, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Alice Beineke in The Addams Family Musical (Civic Theatre Tallaght). As a teacher, Lily has worked in a number of primary and secondary schools directing showcases, nativities and recitals as well as teaching workshops in drama, dance, improv and movement. In 2024, Lily won Best Actress award at the American Filmatic Arts Awards for short film Lola