Darren Donohue's DUAL CATS WITH ONE CRAYFISH Gets Reading Today at Irish Rep

Irish Repertory Theatre begins its 12th season of the New Works Reading Series with a staged reading of Darren Donohue's play DUAL CATS WITH ONE CRAYFISH.

Directed by Irish Rep Literary Manager Kara Manning, the reading will take place today, October 20, 2017 at 3:00pm at Irish Rep Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage. Tickets to the reading are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP through Irish Rep's box office by calling 212-727-2737.

The cast for DUAL CATS WITH ONE CRAYFISH will include Rajesh Bose* (Indian Ink, Disgraced); Beth Fowler* (The Boy from Oz, Earnest in Love); and Meg Gibson* (The Gabriels - Election Year in the Life of One Family, Anna Deavere Smith's Talking About Race).

Winnie Kirwan and Maeve Brennan have been friends for over forty years. When Winnie is expelled from Tuam Bowling Club for "behaviour unbecoming of a club member," it pitches her against Ranjiv Sibal, an Indian doctor determined to preserve his family's good name. Maeve acts as a peacekeeper, attempting to resolve their dispute. But she has her own agenda which threatens to consume them and trigger a violent Culture Clash. DUAL CATS WITH ONE CRAYFISH paints a portrait of modern Ireland that is rich in dark humor investigating themes of spirituality, identity and forgiveness.

The 2017-18 New Works Reading Series is underwritten in part by members of Irish Rep's Patron's Circle.

Tickets to the reading are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP through Irish Rep's box office by calling 212-727-2737. For more information about Irish Repertory Theatre visit www.irishrep.org.

DARREN DONOHUE (Playwright). Darren's plays and readings for The Abbey Theatre include Home Game, The Death of Actaeon, El Paso, The Barkhausen Effect, Home-from-Home. Other plays include, Dayshift (Tramedautore Theatre Festival - Milan, Festival on the Crisis PIIGS - Barcelona), Voices in the Rubble (Rapid Lemon Productions), Tuesday Evening (following the news) (Fishamble), A Bucket Full of Fire (Sheer Tantrum/Pandora), The Bird Trap (Three Streets Theatre Company), Keep the Home Fires Burning (Comedians Theatre Company) Revelations, Propelled Upright (Dublin Fringe Festival) Waitin 4 Johno (Crooked House), Bedlam (Dublin Theatre Festival). His work is published by the Irish Theatre Institute, Associacio Catalana Perpetuum Mobile, Stagescripts UK and New Island Drama. Darren is currently developing new work with Rough Magic Theatre Company.

IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE, co-founded by Producing Director Ciarán O'Reilly and Artistic Director Charlotte Moore, opened its doors in September 1988 with Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars. The Irish Rep is currently the only year-round theatre company in New York City devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. Recognized with the Jujamcyn Theatres Award, a special Drama Desk Award for "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Drama," an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement, and the Lucille Lortel Award for "Outstanding Body of Work," the Irish Rep has celebrated the very best in Irish theatre for over twenty-five years, from the masters to the new generation of Irish and Irish American writers who are transforming the stage. Nearly 38,000 audience members annually attend productions at our theatre located in the heart of New York's Off Broadway community. Once here, they witness the Irish Rep's engaging perspective on the Irish and their unique contributions to the world of drama.

*The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.