THE BEACON Stars Ayana Workman & David Mattar Merten Take Over Our Instagram Today

Ayana Workman and David Mattar Merten, stars of The Beacon at Irish Repertory Theatre, are taking over our Instagram today!

Follow along here as they take our followers behind-the-scenes of the play, currently running on Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage through November 24.

Workman – who was recently seen in the film Rustin – plays Bonnie, with Mattar Merten (An Enemy of the People) playing Ray.

A tragic accident, a dead husband; accusations resurfaced by a true crime podcast. Everyone will have a different interpretation. When you look at it, what do you see?

Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Here, there is no escaping the rumors of her shadowy past, and Beiv lets everyone see right in. Her relative peace is disrupted when her estranged son, Colm, returns home with his new wife, searching for answers about his father’s mysterious death. Prying into the past comes with a cost, however, and returning to the island will leave some people searching for a light – and others avoiding its glare.

Commissioned by Druid in 2016, Nancy Harris's play The Beacon was co-produced at The Gate Theatre as part of the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival. A staged reading was previously performed at Irish Rep as part of the New Works Fall Festival 2023.

The play stars Kate Mulgrew as Biev, along with Zach Appelman (War Horse) as Colm and Sean Bell (Harmony) as Donal.

The Beacon features set design by Colm McNally (Afternoon), costume design by Orla Long (Philadelphia, Here I Come!), lighting design by Colm McNally (Afternoon), sound design by Liam Bellman-Sharpe (The Smuggler), and properties by Nicole Rozanski (Philadelphia, Here I Come!).

Pam Brusoski (Molly Sweeney) is the Production Stage Manager, Karen Evanouskas (The Saviour) is the Assistant Stage Manager, Jane Guyer Fujita (Philadelphia, Here I Come!) is the Dialect Coach, and Rick Sordelet (The Seafarer) is the Fight Director. Casting is by Geoff Josselson, CSA.

The performance schedule is as follows: Wednesdays at 2pm & 7pm; Thursdays at 7pm; Fridays at 7pm; Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm; Sundays at 3pm.

Beginning October 15, the performance schedule is as follows: Tuesdays at 7pm; Wednesdays at 2pm & 7pm; Thursdays at 7pm; Fridays at 7pm; Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm; Sundays at 3pm. Exceptions: there will be no performances Thursday October 24-Saturday October 26. The performance on Sunday October 27 will be at 7pm.

Tickets to The Beacon begin at $55 and are available at IrishRep.org. $25 tickets are available to patrons under 40 years of age via Irish Rep’s GreenSeats membership.