The 5th Year Drama, Film and Theatre Studies class had a wonderful masterclass with Sound Designer and Composer Jody Trehy last week. Jody spoke to the class about his experience working in the music industry in Dublin, and his passion for musicals, and particularly how they are an under-appreciated artform, with great potential for subversion. He described the different roles of producer, director and composer, the process and challenges with getting projects funded, and the amount of dedication and years of work that's involved.
He spoke about his most recent project, a musical that he is adapting from a 1948 film 'The Boy With Green Hair' for Cruinnú na nÓg in June.
He described the film: 'THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR was first an old technicolor film made by RKO in America, (dir. Joseph Losey: 1948) and subsequently a play staged in the early 1950’s. It tells the magical tale of a young WW2 orphan, Peter, who ends up living with a distant relative called Gramp. One night, Peter’s hair mysteriously turns green. At first his hair is a cause of great amusement around the town until people become fearful that his peculiar condition will spread to their own children.'
Jody encouraged the class to think about this film as an allegory about war and intolerance, and a reflection of the hysteria of the 1950s 'red scare' (which the 6th years are currently analysing in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'). Jody took the opening scene from the original film and showed the class how he goes about scoring and writing lyrics, breaking down different elements in the scene. His process was incredibly illuminating for the class. Thanks to Jody for so generously giving his time to the class, we very much look forward to seeing his work staged in the summer.
Ms Talbot
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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