THE LOVED ONES to Have NYC Premiere At Irish Rep With Maryann Plunkett, Donna Lynne Champlin and More
Plunkett and Champlin star in Erica Murray's play at the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage.
Irish Repertory Theatre has announced casting for the New York City Premiere of The Loved Ones by Erica Murray (The Cat's Mother), directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey (Irishtown).
The Loved Ones will begin previews June 13, 2026, with an opening night set for June 23, for a limited run through August 2, 2026, on Irish Rep's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Street).
The cast of The Loved Ones will include Alana Raquel Bowers (Cold War Choir Practice), Obie Award winner Donna Lynne Champlin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Clare O'Malley (Philadelphia, Here I Come!), and Tony and Obie Award-winning actress Maryann Plunkett (The Notebook).
In a remote farmhouse in West Clare, Nell is preparing to scatter her late son's ashes with his grieving wife. Meanwhile, an American tourist settles in for what she expects to be a peaceful countryside retreat. But when a young woman arrives at the cottage unexpectedly, the weekend takes a surprising and darkly comic turn. As tensions rise and secrets are revealed, these four strangers are forced into an uneasy reckoning with the past—and each other.
The Loved Ones was part of Irish Rep's New Works Fall Festival reading series in November 2025.
The Loved Ones will feature set design by Tatiana Kahvegian (Meet the Cartozians), costume design by Orla Long (Irishtown), lighting design by Kat C. Zhou (Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow), sound design by Caroline Eng (Irishtown), dialect coaching by Barbara Rubin (Holy Day), and fight choreography by Rick Sordelet (Ulster American). Properties are by Emmarose Campbell (On Your Feet National Tour). Bailey Bass (The Smuggler) is the Associate Director. Mary Garrigan (Making a Show of Myself) is the Production Stage Manager, Mikki Monfalcone (Romeo & Juliet) is the Assistant Stage Manager, and casting is by Katja Zarolinski (KZ Casting).
The performance schedule for The Loved Ones is as follows: Wednesdays at 2pm & 7pm; Thursdays at 7pm; Fridays at 7pm; Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm; Sundays at 3pm. Exceptions: there will be added performances on Tuesday June 16, Tuesday June 30, and Tuesday July 7 at 7pm. There will be no performances on Saturday July 4 or Sunday July 5.
Tickets to The Loved Ones begin at $55 and are on sale now to members. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday May 5 at 1pm ET at IrishRep.org. $25 tickets will be available to patrons under 40 years of age via Irish Rep's GreenSeats membership.
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