Since coming to New York from his native
Dublin, Don Creedon has appeared as an actor in the Irish Arts Center’s
productions of The Tunnel (written by
Terry George, directed by Jim Sheridan), Away
Alone, Down the Flats (directed
by Nye Heron), The Irish Repertory Theatre Company’s The Plough and The Stars, and The
Risen People at the Irish Bronx Theatre.
As Artistic Director of Macalla Theatre Company in The Bronx, New York,
he directed their productions of Tuesday’s
Child, The Famine Diaries, and Rinty.
He also directed Moonshine (by
Jim Nolan) Off-Broadway at the Irish Arts Center and The Holy Ground (Best Director Nominee 1st Irish 2010 Theatre
Festival). Don is currently the artistic
director of Poor Mouth Theatre Company, based in An Beal Bocht Café in
Riverdale, The Bronx.
Don’s first full-length play Celtic Tiger Me Arse was produced in New York at the Irish Arts Center and in Los Angeles at the Celtic Arts Center. His second play Guy Walks into a Bar received the Audience Award for Best Play at Origin Theatre's 1st Irish 2010 Theatre Festival. Since then, it has been performed in many venues around New York City. In January 2018, it was produced at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City, as part of the 2018 1st Irish Festival 2018. Directed by Tim Ruddy and featuring Roger Clark, Michael Mellamphy and Clay Westman, the company of Guy received the Festival Fringe Award for their combined efforts to create community and new theatre for the public. Both Roger Clark and Michael Mellamphy were nominated for best actor, with Michael Mellamphy announced as the winner at the 1st Irish 2018 Awards ceremony held on January 29, 2018.
Don's short play Blind Date was a finalist at the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play festival, and his one-act play Ladies’ Night was a finalist at the American Globe Theater 15-Minute Play Festival. Other short plays include Shackled, Divine Intervention, and The Ledge, which have been produced in New York by Aching Dogs Theater Company. Don’s play The Lobby was presented in a reading at Playwright’s Horizons, produced by Randall Wreghitt and directed by Adam Fitzgerald, and also presented at the New Jersey Rep, Long Branch, NJ in June 2014. Don's play Dry Rot received a staged reading at the Riverdale YM-YWHA (Bronx New Works for Stage) in October 2014. Don is a Fellow of the Blue Mountain Center and the MacDowell Colony, and also a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.
Don’s first full-length play Celtic Tiger Me Arse was produced in New York at the Irish Arts Center and in Los Angeles at the Celtic Arts Center. His second play Guy Walks into a Bar received the Audience Award for Best Play at Origin Theatre's 1st Irish 2010 Theatre Festival. Since then, it has been performed in many venues around New York City. In January 2018, it was produced at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City, as part of the 2018 1st Irish Festival 2018. Directed by Tim Ruddy and featuring Roger Clark, Michael Mellamphy and Clay Westman, the company of Guy received the Festival Fringe Award for their combined efforts to create community and new theatre for the public. Both Roger Clark and Michael Mellamphy were nominated for best actor, with Michael Mellamphy announced as the winner at the 1st Irish 2018 Awards ceremony held on January 29, 2018.
Don's short play Blind Date was a finalist at the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play festival, and his one-act play Ladies’ Night was a finalist at the American Globe Theater 15-Minute Play Festival. Other short plays include Shackled, Divine Intervention, and The Ledge, which have been produced in New York by Aching Dogs Theater Company. Don’s play The Lobby was presented in a reading at Playwright’s Horizons, produced by Randall Wreghitt and directed by Adam Fitzgerald, and also presented at the New Jersey Rep, Long Branch, NJ in June 2014. Don's play Dry Rot received a staged reading at the Riverdale YM-YWHA (Bronx New Works for Stage) in October 2014. Don is a Fellow of the Blue Mountain Center and the MacDowell Colony, and also a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.
