TimeLine Theatre Company opens its 2010-11 season with the Chicago premiere of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, directed by TimeLine Associate Artist Louis Contey. Frost/Nixon runs August 21 - October 10, 2010 (previews August 17 through August 20) at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago.
Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 23rd Season with Tony Award-nominated Irish playwright Conor McPherson's ST. NICHOLAS - a modern-day Gothic tale about a theatre critic, a beautiful actress, and a coven of vampires -- starring John Martello and directed by Alex Dmitriev, with previews set to begin October 15, prior to its official press opening on October 20 at Irish Repertory Theatre Company's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).
1st Irish 2010, New York's only all-Irish theatre festival, runs from September 7 to October 4. Coordinated by the New York-based Origin Theatre Company, the month-long festival features a diverse range of plays by 16 mostly contemporary, living Irish playwrights, in prominent local venues like 59E59 Theaters (two productions), The Irish Repertory Theatre (two productions), The Mint, and PS 122 (two productions), among others.
The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Crystal A. Dickinson, Brandon J. Dirden, Aubrey Dollar, Brendan Griffin, Kristin Griffith, Jessica Love, Peter Maloney and K.K. Moggie will star in the world premiere of Lucy Thurber's play BOTTOM OF THE WORLD directed by Caitriona McLaughlin.
Producer David J. Foster announced today that Devil Boys from Beyond, by Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliott, will have its Off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Wednesday, November 3.
The Irish Repertory Theatre's hit revival THE IRISH...AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt ('Angela's Ashes') will close on September 26, 2010. The production is Directed by Charlotte Moore, who helmed the recent Broadway concert version of BRIGADOON.
Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes (THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE) will take part in a public interview as part of an all-day IRISH THEATRE SYMPOSIUM -- a series of conversations featuring renowned Irish playwrights, artistic directors and actors on topics including the arts, education, funding, the creative economy, tourism, new writing and classic themes -- on Saturday, September 25 at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU (1 Washington Mews, on 5th Avenue, between West 8th Street and Washington Square North) in Manhattan.
The world premiere of The Prophet of Monto, a comic drama of love, lust and lost dreams by Dublin playwright John Paul Murphy, will run September 8 - 25 at The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church) as part of the 1st Irish 2010 Festival.
The Irish Repertory Theatre Company launches the fifth season of its
NEW WORKS READING SERIES to support new plays and emerging playwrights with a free staged reading of Ursula Rani Sarma's THE DARK THINGS -- a new play that was produced last fall at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh -- on Friday, September 24 at 3:00pm at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).
Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes (THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE) will take part in a public interview as part of an all-day IRISH THEATRE SYMPOSIUM -- a series of conversations featuring renowned Irish playwrights, artistic directors and actors on topics including the arts, education, funding, the creative economy, tourism, new writing and classic themes -- on Saturday, September 25 at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU (1 Washington Mews, on 5th Avenue, between West 8th Street and Washington Square North) in Manhattan.
The Irish Repertory Theatre Company launches the fifth season of its
NEW WORKS READING SERIES to support new plays and emerging playwrights with a free staged reading of Ursula Rani Sarma's THE DARK THINGS -- a new play that was produced last fall at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh -- on Friday, September 24 at 3:00pm at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).
The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.
The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.
Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre begins its 23rd Season with the world premiere of BANISHED CHILDREN OF EVE - a play by Kelly Younger, adapted from Peter Quinn's bestselling novel - set to begin previews October 13, prior to its official press opening October 24, at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). Ciarán O'Reilly, who helmed last season's celebrated revival of THE EMPEROR JONES, directs.
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced, hilarious whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre
BOTTOM OF THE WORLD will begin previews Thursday, September 3; officially open Tuesday, September 14; and play a limited engagement through Sunday, October 3 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16 Street).
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced, hilarious whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre
The world premiere of The Prophet of Monto, a comic drama of love, lust and lost dreams by Dublin playwright John Paul Murphy, will run September 8 - 25 at The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church) as part of the 1st Irish 2010 Festival.
The world premiere of The Prophet of Monto, a comic drama of love, lust and lost dreams by Dublin playwright John Paul Murphy, will run September 8 - 25 at The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church) as part of the 1st Irish 2010 Festival.