our story
Who we are…
Who are we?
Who the hell knows who we are, but the mission of the company is to stage all new Irish and international work, in our strikingly immersive Dublin venue, with a bunch of wild committed theatre artists. We want to uplift the souls of the people who join us and make a theatre ritual every night for our audience.
Glass Mask is a new play theatre led by myself, Director, Actor and Writer, Rex Ryan, alongside creative manager Migle Ryan.
The company is composed of a bunch of like minded pirate souls of Irish Theatre who have been gifted with a spectacular venue in Dublin City Centre to stage all NEW plays with a full ritual of food and drink pre show as part of the experience.
We were named theatre company of the year in our first year active with nothing but a can of tuna and the dreams of a band of stoic theatre artists to our name.
Today, Glass Mask is the top new writing theatre in Dublin.
We produce all new Irish plays alongside international premiers from some of the best playwrights in the world.
From our immersive Dawson Street Venue we attempt to connect people from all walks of life with visceral, raw and joyous theatre.
Myself and Migle have seen the power of this small temple over the last few years grow and grow. We have had the most life affirming and uplifting experiences making and sharing work that we think speaks to the hearts of the humans who walk through the doors of the place.
Join us.
Take a risk on a new play.
Step out of comfort and confront the mayhem of life on a stage with a group of strangers.
We’re trying to build a place for everyone.
That means YOU.
-Rex Ryan, Creative Director of Glass Mask Theatre