Actors' Fund Offers 7/16 Special Performance of Inishmore
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 13, 2006
On Sunday, July 16th at 8pm, the Actors' Fund of America will offer a Special Performance of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Lyceum Theatre.
The play opened at the Lyceum Theatre on May 3rd after beginning Broadway previews April 18th. Previously, the show played a hit Off-Broadway run at the Atlantic Theater Company.
Directed by Wilson Milam, it stars Brian D'Arcy James (Sweet Smell of Success), as well as Alison Pill, Domhnall Gleeson, and David Wilmot. Also included in the play's cast are Jeff Binder, Andrew Connolly, Dashiell Eaves, and Peter Gerety.A "scorchingly black comedy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore is set in 1993 in County Galway on the rocky island of Inishmore, off the coast of Ireland. Padraic is a terrorist with no feeling for those he blows up, but has an obsessive attachment to Thomas, his beloved cat. But someone has killed poor wee Thomas. Was it an accident or an execution? Either way, the death must be concealed before 'Mad Padraic' returns from a stint of torture and bombing. Otherwise the recriminations will be horrifying," according to production notes.
The play was first performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from April 11, 2001 through October 12, 2001. This production transferred to the Barbican Pit in London from December 20, 2001 through February 23, 2002, and moved to the Garrick Theatre in London's West End from June 21 through November 2, 2002. The play is part of McDonagh's trilogy of Aran Island plays, which also include The Cripple of Inishmaan and The Banshees of Inisheer. The Lieutenant of Inishmore won the 2003 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and was nominated for the 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play (it also received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Play and five Tony nominations upon moving to New York).
The show's scenic design is by Scott Pask (Tony Award for The Pillowman), with costume design by Theresa Squire, lighting design by Michael Chybowski and sound design by Obadiah Eaves.
The Actors' Fund, which was founded in 1882, is a non-profit organization that provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals. Some of the many programs The Actors' Fund provides include a nursing home and assisted living care facility; senior and disabled programs; mental health services; chemical dependency services; entertainment industry assistance programs; the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative; the AIDS Initiative; and supportive housing on both coasts.
Actors' Fund Members may use their complimentary Special Performance tickets for the show.
Tickets to the Actors' Fund performance are $71.25/$91.2, and are on sale now at 212.221.7300 x133 or tickets@actorsfund.org.
Visit www.actorsfund.org for more information.
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