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Join Brat for LAST CALL: Irish Theatre at Fergie's Pub, 5/8-5/16

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Brat Productions returns to Fergie's Pub to produce Brat's favorite bar tales from Conor McPherson and Mark O'Rowe May 8 to 16

LAST CALL:
Brat's Craic* fringes the Irish Theatre Festival.

No one does Irish theatre quite like Brat! That is why Brat Productions is fringing the Irish Theatre Festival this May in a return to Fergie's Pub where Brat's McPherson Festivals introduced Philadelphia to Conor McPherson's work in 2001 and 2002. Mark O'Rowe's play HOWIE THE ROOKIE was performed in 2 different bars in Old City during one Fringe. BackStage Magazine noted "Brat is Philadelphia's premiere presenter of Irish Theatre". But what is special about our craic is that it's scrappy and fringey and smells like last night's Guinness. So it's appropriate that Brat is fringing the Irish Theatre Festival this May in a scrambling return to Fergie's Pub.

*Craic or crack is a term for fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. The crack/craic has great cultural currency and significance in Ireland.
Suggested donation $8

WHO'S WHO in LAST CALL:

HOWIE THE ROOKIE by Mark O'Rowe
Directed by Madi Distefano
Featuring Brian Cowden and Griffin Stanton-Ameisen
5/8- 5pm, 5/13- 3pm, 5/15- 5pm

THIS LIME TREE BOWER by Conor Mcpherson
Directed by Madi Distefano
Featuring Robert Daponte, *Matt Pfeiffer, and *Edward Snyder
5/8-8pm, 5/9-6pm
Matt Pfeiffer played the teenaged Joe in Brat's 01-02 production, he is now reading the big brother, Frank. * Edward Snyder originally played Frank, and is now reading the part of Ray, the professor.

RUM AND VODKA by Conor McPherson
Directed by Lee Ann Etzold
Featuring Sean Lally
5/10- 6pm, 5/16 -6pm

THE GOOD THEIF by Conor McPherson
Directed by Candace O'Neil Cihocki
Featuring *William Zielinski
5/12- 6pm, 5/14- 5pm
William Zielinski performed RUM AND VODKA in Brat's 01-02 season, garnering Brat's first Barrymore nomination for best leading actor.

 

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