The Irish Repertory Theatre Hosts 1st Irish Festival, Announces 22nd Season

The Irish Repertory Theatre is proud to be part of 1st Irish 2009, New York's annual Festival of Irish theatre.

The Festival runs from September 1st to October 4th at venues across New York.

For a full list of events visit www.1stIrish.org.

The 22nd Season begins with Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. Eugene O'Neill's groundbreaking play is the story of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who sets himself up as Monarch of a Caribbean island following a prison break in the United States.

When the natives rebel after years of exploitation, Jones's mesmerizing journey into darkness becomes a terrifying psychological display of power, fear, and madness. With his demons in heavy pursuit and tom-toms beating, the Emperor is forced to confront the mortal sins of his past in search of forgiveness and salvation.

John Douglas Thompson - OBIE and Lucille Lortel Award-winning actor for last season's acclaimed revival of Othello - portrays the enigmatic emperor, opposite Helen Hayes Award-winning actor Rick Foucheux as Smithers.

Ciaran O'Reilly, whose direction of O'Neill's The Hairy Ape earned him Drama Desk, Drama League and Callaway award nominations, will direct.

Joining Mr. Thompson and Mr. Foucheux in the cast of The Emperor Jones are Michael Akil Davis, Jon Deliz, Sameerah Harris, David Heron and Sinclair Mitchell.

The production includes set design by Charles Corcoran; costume design by Antonia Ford-Roberts; lighting design by Brian Nason; original music and sound design by Ryan Rumery and Christian Fredrickson; and puppet design by Bob Flanagan.

October 7 - November 29
Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday at 3pm

Tickets are on sale now.  Call 212-727-2737 to order.

 

 

 

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