John O'Regan is originally from Waterford. Four of his plays have been staged in Galway, including 'The Painting Lesson' and 'Septuagenarians' (currently being adapted for radio). A regular contributor to Galway Arts Centre's publication West 47, when not writing, he is employed at the Galway Citizen's Information Centre or engaged in the, so far, uneven struggle for centre stage with his four-year-old daughter Alicia.