Joan Somers Donnelly is a theatre maker and facilitator based in Dublin. She graduated from the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies. Her work as a performer, director and assistant director has been presented at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Players Theatre, Smock Alley, The Dublin Fringe Festival (Dublin), F40, Maxim Gorki Theater (Berlin), and UK Parabrod (Belgrade). She is interested in collaboration and creating new relationships with audiences.