Irish Rep's Free Reading Series Continues with THE WINDSTEALERS Today

The Irish Repertory Theatre, which "encourages the development of works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures," continues the 10th season of the Irish Rep Reading Series with Jane Madden's THE WINDSTEALERS. The reading will be directed by Irish Rep's Literary Manager Kara Manning. THE WINDSTEALERS, which premiered at the 2015 Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival with the Eccles Theatre Group, will be read today, November 13th at 3pm (EST) at the DR2 Theater, 103 East 15th Street, the Irish Repertory Theatre's temporary home during its current renovations. The reading is FREE and open to the public. An RSVP to the Irish Repertory Theatre Box Office at (212) 727-2737 is strongly suggested.

Welcome to Ballygweeha, the windiest town in Ireland. In Jane Madden's THE WINDSTEALERS, the houses teeter over, the locals walk at an angle into the gusts and no-one's ever properly lit a fire. When prodigal son Luc Torney returns after ten years to save the town from ruin with a windfarm scheme, he is hailed as a hero. But town lay-about Jacinta Nangle smells a rat. A cast of gurriers, property developers and mammies collide in this modern Irish satire on corruption and national character.

THE WINDSTEALERS will be read by Ciaran Byrne* (The Night Alive, Juno and the Paycock), Terry Donnelly* (The Shaughraun, Transport), Sean Gormley* (The Weir, Da), Laurence Lowry* (Juno and the Paycock, The Shaughraun), Kate Lydic* (The Belle of Belfast, Titus Andronicus), Dónall Ó' Héalaí* (Moll, Focal Point), and Rachel Pickup* (Merchant of Venice, Dancing at Lughnasa). *courtesy of AEA

Jane Madden (Playwright) is from Dublin, Ireland where she recently completed an MFA in Playwriting at the Lir Academy of Dramatic Art. She also holds an undergraduate degree from Trinity College, Dublin in English and Theatre Studies. Playwriting credits include Scripted (Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015) THE WINDSTEALERS (Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015) Memory Palace (Bluepatch Productions, Galway Arts Festival 2010) He and She (Mamuska at the Back Loft Theatre 2010) and 246 Letters (Daguerrotype Theatre Company 2010). Previously, she worked in television production (The Savage Eye, Irish Pictorial Weekly, Ar Intinn Eile) and in literary management.

Kara Manning, Literary Manager, hopes that the reading series will "give playwrights, both emerging and more established, the invaluable opportunity to develop their new work in a supportive, safe environment and will also introduce some Irish playwrights, especially those who might not yet have the New York recognition they merit, to an American audience."

The Irish Repertory Theatre, founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and 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," and the Lucille Lortel Award for "Outstanding Body of Work," The Irish Rep has celebrated the very best in Irish theatre for over twenty 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 Irish Rep Reading Series readings are at 3 PM unless otherwise noted and during renovations are held at the DR2 Theater (103 East 15th Street). Tickets are free and the reading is open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP by calling The Irish Repertory Theatre Box Office at (212) 727-2737. For more information visit www.irishrep.org.

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