Cast & Creative

Cast

Shay Rowan
Matthew Lyons

Shay was involved in drama and theater for 2 years with Starlight during his time at St. Catherine’s Vocational School where he played roles including The Artful Dodger in "Oliver!" and Jerry in "Dancing at Lughnasa". More recently, he played Mick in Keane’s "Big Maggie". He is is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the indie rock band The Debonairs.
Éabha McGuinness
Nuala Green

Éabha has just finished second year in ‘The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance’. Éabha wrote ‘Once Upon A Rhyme’ alongside Conor Gallagher. This piece won the Butt Drama Circle’s Secondary School Drama Competition. She can be heard on an episode of RTÉ’s Céilí House Radio Show and also presenting her own program on RTÉ Radio Na Gaeltachta in August. Éabha teaches music under The O'Donnell School of Music.
Sinead O'Donnell-Carey
Biddy Devenney

Sinéad is a set and costume designer, facilitator and lecturer in Performing Arts and was previously the costume designer for At The End Of The Day. When the opportunity arose to play ‘Biddy’ she returned to the stage after a ten-year hiatus. Previous musical performances include Meridith Peterson in ‘Gutz - The Musical’ at Alley Theatre, Strabane, An Grianan & Millennium Foru and Ronette in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at the Balor Theatre Ballybofey.
Sean McDermott
Patrick Hegarty

Sean had been part of local drama the past few years. He has recently acted in the Bosco Productions of "Snow White" as the Man in the Mirror, and as Tex Laramie in December in the play "Old Mother Hubbard". As a primary school teacher in Keelogs, Inver, Sean also helps directing with the school Christmas play every year.
Conor Gallagher
George Vaughan Hart, MP

Conor is an actor, musician and performer, about to start his second year at BIM. His passion for acting started when he played the role of Tom Hannigan in another one of John B. Keane’s dramas “Many Young Men of Twenty” and since then has been involved in various projects within the club, notably as Bill Sikes in “Oliver!” and as Father Jack in “Dancing at Lughnasa”.
Keith Robinson
Henry Francis Conyngham, MP

Keith has performed in numerous festival circuit plays in Scotland, winning both the Scottish and British Finals on several occasions, and has also appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe. Keith has become a regular performer in the Abbey Arts Centre Pantomime and works with the Ballyshannon Drama Club and Stars of the West.
Derek McDonnell
Mr. Lyons

Derek has only recently returned to the stage after a 30 year absence. After a successful run as Mr Byrne in last year’s production of Big Maggie with Curtain Call, he is ready to push himself farther out of his comfort zone with a singing role.
Sinead McTernan
Bridget O'Donnell (at some performances)

Sinead runs a successful catering business and has played many a varied role including Mamie in John B. Keane’s "The Field", Jan in "Grease", and her big coup: Mary in the nativity! She most recently played Hanna Madden in "Big Maggie".
Tracey Faulkner
Bridget O'Donnell (at some performances)

Tracey has played in a variety of roles including Motormouth in "Hairspray" and Maggie in "Big Maggie", and Madison Mackenzie in the original musical "Gutz" in Strabane. She was Chiffon in Butt Drama Circle's production of "Little Shop of Horrors", Kitty Corley in "Many Young Men of Twenty", and Maggie Mundy in the BDC’s 2017 festival production of "Dancing at Lughnasa", picking up two Best Supporting Actress awards on the festival circuit.
Anthony O'Donnell
Michael McCauley

Anthony joins the cast in his first acting role. Anthony grew up on a farm in Fintra, and as a second year college student in Sligo, he is keen to join theatre groups in that area, to gain more experience threading the boards.
Megan Quinn
Ellen Green

After many years away from performing, local music teacher Megan is delighted to be taking part in this production of “At the End of the Day”. Having spent many years backstage with Starlight Drama Group in St. Catherine’s V.S. on productions including "Grease" and "Dancing at Lughnasa", she is delighted to be on the stage this time.
Niamh Gallagher
Mary Gallagher

Niamh is 18 years old and has just completed her Leaving Cert at St. Catherine's Vocational School. She has been a part of the school’s drama club ‘Starlight’ for the past two years. Last summer she joined the cast of "Big Maggie" as Mary Madden.
Sophie O'Donnell
Ann Rodgers

Sophie is no stranger to the stage having previously performed in productions by Starlight Drama Group. Most recently, she has appeared in the chorus of "Oliver!" and "Grease", and played “Pig” in "Snow White and the Babes in the Woods". She’s thrilled to take on the role of “Ann” in "At The End Of The Day" and looks forward to many more performances ahead.
Lily Smith
Sarah Breslin

Lily most recently played "Ms. Lynch" in "Grease" and the role of "Mother" in "Snow White and the Babes in the Woods" She is thrilled to be performing as "Sarah" in "At The End Of The Day".
Lewis Cassidy
Young Matthew Lyons

Creative

Book, Music and Lyrics: Leslie Long

Leslie grew up in Dunkineely, less than a mile from the setting of the first scene, Darney Pier. He heard about the story of the Bruckless drowings as a youth, but when he saw Matthew and Nuala's story depicted in the 'Love Across The Waves' patchwork quilt on Joe Mahon's "Lesser Spotted Ulster" television programme, he immediately saw how both stories could be combined to make a stage musical. He collaborated with Kathleen Ruddy and Phil Dalton to write his first musical Caisleáin Óir, which premiered in 2000. Caisleáin Óir went on to be produced a further 5 times, including productions in Letterkenny, Ballybofey and Donegal Town, and won an AIMS Adjudicator’s Special Award in 2006. Most recently Leslie played keyboard in productions of Shrek, Calendar Girls and Hairspray (LMDG), Little Shop Of Horrors (LMS), Children Of The Dead End, Oliver! and Sound Of Music (Balor DCA).
Director: Tracey Faulkner

Tracey has mainly acted and directed in shows with The Butt Drama Circle, Leghowney Drama, and Starlight Drama Club. She directed Curtain Call's staging of Big Maggie in Leghowney Community Hall, has directed Hairspray, Grease, Guys and Dolls & The Boy Friend in Killybegs Vocational School, Grease in Donegal Town, and stage managed Butt Drama Circle's Christmas panto Puss In Boots. In 2024, she directed St. Catherine's College, Killybegs's production of "Once Upon A Rhyme", which took first place and was awarded the Ben Duffy Memorial Award at the Butt Drama Secondary Schools drama festival.
Choreography: Amy Jordan

Amy has choreographed Oliver, Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar with Donegal Youth Musical Theatre in An Grianán Theatre. She also choreographed Oliver in St. Catherine's Vocational School, and panto in the Bosco Centre. Amy also has been a tutor at TAPA stage school in Donegal Town. Performing since the age of 4, Amy loves for all things music, dance and theatre, bringing these skills to her position as primary school teacher in Frosses NS.
Costume Design: Sinéad O'Donnell-Carey

Sinéad is a set and costume designer. Theatre designs include ‘Museum of Believing,’ Rose Producing, ‘Hear Me Speak’ & ‘Gazelle’ Hawk’s Well Theatre, ‘An Chos Eile’ Aerach Aiteach Gaelach, Axis Ballymun, ‘The Asylum Workshop,’ commissioned by the Grangegorman Society with TU Dublin, ‘The Sword and the Sand’ The Lyric, Belfast; Rawlife Theatre Company, ‘May the Road Rise Up,’ The Lyric, Belfast, Northern Ireland tour and Melbourne; C21 Theatre Company.
Assistant Musical Director / Vocal Coach: Denise Roper

Denise holds a B.A. Mus (Hons) and a H. Dip. Ed (Hons) from the National Univerisity of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth, and has more than 15 years experience teaching piano, and been musical director for Hairspray (LMDG), Little Shop Of Horrors (LMS), Oliver! (Balor DCA), Sound Of Music (Balor DCA), Annie (Balor DCA), Caisleáin Óir (Balor DCA) Buddy (LMDG), and played keyboard in Phantom Of The Opera (DYT). On stage, she has toured England, Scotland and America with Deloras Keane, Kintra, Sontas and most recently Seeger Session Revival.
Assistant Musical Director: Eileen Carr

Eileen is a music teacher in Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town. She has been musical director for many recent musicals in the Donegal Town area, including Sister Act, Legally Blonde, All Shook Up, West Side Story, Oklahoma! and Caisleáin Óir. Eileen is musical director for the Donegal Abbey Singers choral group.
Lighting Design: Tony McGuire

Tony has worked on many local plays and musicals, most recently Sister Act, Grease, An Trial, All Shook Up, Grease, I Believe In Angels, Don't Tell The Wife, Caisleáin Óir. He relishes the challenge of designing a new show, especially when the brief says "less is more", and one of the required special lighting effects involves a "magic basin" (now referred to as Biddy's Basin) or a magic plastic cup (Matilda).