Seanachaí Theatre Company Announces Its New Collaboration With Irish American Heritage Center

Seanachaí Theatre Company is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago. Beginning in Spring 2010, Seanachaí finds a new home, becoming the resident professional Equity theatre company of the IAHC.

Celebrating its 15th season, Seanachaí's current focus is on establishing a subscription series of plays, growing and strengthening ties with the Chicagoland and Irish-American communities. Adds Seanachaí Board President, Amie Marks: "We are so excited about this collaboration. In discussions with Robert McNamara, President of the IAHC, we recognized an incredible opportunity to join forces and grow our efforts in fostering Irish culture. We are thrilled to build this association at such an exciting time for Seanachaí and the Irish American Heritage Center."

The inaugural show will be Brian Friel's modern classic, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, directed by Elise Kauzlaric (Non-Equity Jeff Nomination: Best Director), and featuring ensemble members Barbara Figgins, Carolyn Klein, Anne Sunseri, and Sarah Wellington. Conor McPherson's haunting play THE WEIR is slated for fall of 2010 and the Midwest Premiere of Gerard Stembridge's Irish/English cultural war farce THAT WAS THEN is scheduled for spring of 2011.

Seanachaí's 2009/2010 season kicks off with MOJO MICKYBO, by Owen McCafferty, directed by ensemble member, Jeff Christian, and performed by ensemble members Robert Kauzlaric and Dan Waller, at the Artistic Home studio, 3914 N.Clark. The show will run from October 29th to December 6th, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm. For Press tickets please call (312) 399 8537. To purchase tickets or for further information, please visit our website at www.seanachai.org or call (773) 878 3727.

To preview scenes from MOJO MICKYBO, DANCING AT LUGHNASA and other plays, visit IBAM!, the Books, Arts and Music Festival at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Avenue, Chicago, 60630, on November 1st at 12pm, in the 3rd floor theatre.

Seanachaí is the Gaelic word for Storyteller. The people's stories were at the very core of ancient Irish culture. It was the duty of the Seanachaí to keep these stories alive. The mission of Seanachaí Theatre Company is to return theatre to this origin by creating compelling productions and programs that focus the energy of artists towards The Common goal of exceptional storytelling. To achieve this end, Seanachaí Theatre Company strives to provide an atmosphere where all theatre artists - actors, playwrights, directors and designers - have the support and assurance to collaborate openly. That is at the heart of all ensemble companies, and Seanachaí has proven itself a major player in Chicago's ensemble-driven theatrical community.

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