THE QUIET MAN TALES, a riveting new play presented by Smock Alley Theater Co., in conjunction with Mavin Productions II and Pullinsi & D'Angelo Productions, will make its world premiere at The Chicago Theatre Downstairs, 175 N. State Street, previewing March 6 and opening Sunday, March 22 at 3:00 p.m. Susan Felder will direct.
Adapted for the stage by Frank Mahon and Milissa Pacelli, THE QUIET MAN TALES is based on Green Rushes, the classic book of short stories by Maurice Walsh. Published in 1935, the book was the inspiration for the legendary 1952 Academy Award-winning film The Quiet Man, which was directed by John Ford and starred Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne. Set in the sweeping Irish countryside in the midst of the country's battle for freedom from England in 1921 and the years that follow, THE QUIET MAN TALES is a humorous and poignant story of the interconnected lives of the men and women who fought in the Irish War of Independence. The production features beautiful new and traditional Irish music performed by Chicago-area Irish musicians. For the first time ever, this beloved Irish story is told on stage in the rich context of Walsh's other stories, and offers plenty of laughs, plenty of drama, and plenty of action - entertainment in the grand style. Of THE QUIET MAN TALES, Maureen O'Hara says: 'A wonderful script both sensitive and honest to its time frame...You have managed to give uniqueness to the story and its characters that will make it stand on its own...I'm sure Maurice Walsh would approve of this story based on Green Rushes being scripted in such a delightful way.'
The Joyce Theater will present a week long season of the Inbal Pinto Dance Company's full evening work, Shaker. A collaboration between Co-Artistic Directors Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak, this engagement will begin on Tuesday, November 11 and run through Sunday, November 16. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea. To purchase tickets, please call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or via the internet at www.Joyce.org.
The 2009 season at the Almeida Theatre will include five premieres, two major revivals and a Shakespeare.
T' Keyah Crystal Keymah (That's So Raven, Cosby, In Living Color) and Ella Joyce ( TV's Roc and Guest appearances on Seinfeld, My Wife and Kids) will perform in the 1st Annual Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival.
The Uptown Players present the fascinating, highly charged musical Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story.
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Town Hall turns off the mikes for a special concert Sept. 27.
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