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The Drilling Company to Present World Premiere of HERSELF by Tim McGillicuddy
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 29, 2024

The Drilling Company's 25 year anniversary production will be the world premiere of 'Herself' by Tim McGillicuddy. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Watch the Trailer for Brian Friel's ARISTOCRATS at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2024

Watch the trailer for Aristocrats at Irish Rep. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Photos: Irish Repertory Theatre Celebrates Opening Night of ARISTOCRATS
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 22, 2024

Irish Repertory Theatre just celebrated opening night of Aristocrats, the second production in The Friel Project. Check out photos from inside the big night!

BWW Q&A: David Toser of Aristocrats at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Dec 27, 2023

Aristocrats by Brian Friel Directed by Charlotte Moore will run January 11 - March 3, 2024 at the Irish Repertory Theatre. The productions stars Roger Dominic Casey, Meg Hennessy, Tom Holcomb, Colin Lane, Shane McNaughton, Tim Ruddy, and Sarah Street. Set in Ballybeg Hall in County Donegal, Brian Friel’s Chekhovian masterpiece chronicles the decaying home of District Justice O’Donnell, where the family congregate for a wedding, but stay to attend a funeral.

Irish Repertory Theatre Unveils Cast for ARISTOCRATS - Part of The Friel Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2023

Get all the latest updates on the casting, dates, and venue for the upcoming production of ARISTOCRATS - Part of The Friel Project at Irish Rep. Don't miss out on this exciting show!

COMEDY OF ERRORS to be presented by Shakespeare in the Parking Lot in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2023

The Drilling Company will present a two-week run of 'The Comedy of Errors,' directed by Hamilton Clancy, for the 28th season of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot.

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens World Premiere of THIRST Directed By Theresa Rebeck
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022

Dorset Theatre Festival's 45th Season of professional summer theatre will conclude with the World Premiere of Thirst, written by Irish-American playwright Ronán Noone, directed by the Festival's resident playwright, Theresa Rebeck. 

Irish Repertory Theatre Has Announced the Full Cast of LADY G and an Extension for LONDON ASSURANCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2020

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director) has announced the cast & creative team for Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory. Lady G is written by Lady Augusta Gregory with additional material by Ciarán O'Reilly (Dublin Carol), with direction by O'Reilly. Previews begin in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre on February 12, 2020, with opening night set for February 19, 2020, for a limited engagement through March 22, 2020.

Review Roundup: Irish Rep's LONDON ASSURANCE - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2019

Irish Repertory Theatre presents London Assurance, written by Dion Boucicault (The Shaughraun) and directed by Charlotte Moore (The Plough and the Stars).

Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival Will Run From January 7 to February 3, 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2019

The month-long Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, the world's only festival devoted to producing the plays of contemporary Irish playwrights from around the world, runs four weeks from January 7 to February 3, 2020. A total 15 events, including seven mainstage productions from Belfast, Dublin, Wexford, and Manhattan and Queens, will be seen in- and out-of-competition. Among the productions, three are American premieres; two are world premieres. 15 contemporary Irish writers are represented with work in the Festival.

Irish Rep Announces Full Casting For LONDON ASSURANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2019

Irish Repertory Theatre announces full casting for London Assurance, written by Dion Boucicault (The Shaughraun) and directed by Charlotte Moore (The Plough and the Stars). Performances begin on December 6, 2019 on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 W 22nd Street) with an opening night set for December 15, for a limited run through January 26, 2020.

BWW Review: Irish Rep's Richly-Flavored Mounting of Sean O'Casey's THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN
by Michael Dale - Mar 4, 2019

If a contemporary Hollywood screenwriter pitched the plot of Sean O'Casey's classic 1923 drama, The Shadow of a Gunman to a movie producer ('A struggling poet gets in over his head when he allows his neighbors to believe he's an IRA gunman in order to impress an attractive young woman.') it might get sold as a wacky romantic comedy.

Irish Rep Announces Full Cast For THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
by Julie Musbach - Feb 20, 2019

Irish Repertory Theatre announced today special events and programming for the month of March as part of the The Sean O'Casey Season, a comprehensive retrospective of the work of renowned Irish playwright Sean O'Casey, celebrating 30 years of Irish Repertory Theatre.

Irish Rep Announces Casting For THE O'CASEY CYCLE; Ciaran O'Reilly, Sarah Street, and More
by Julie Musbach - Jan 3, 2019

Irish Repertory Theatre is excited to announce casting for The O'Casey Cycle, featuring O'Casey's three most renowned works, The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars, presented in repertory.

Melissa Gilbert Returns to Irish Rep to Lead THE DEAD, 1904
by Julie Musbach - Oct 11, 2018

Irish Repertory Theatre announces full casting for the return of The Dead, 1904 - an immersive adaptation of James Joyce's classic story, "The Dead," adapted by the Pulitzer Prize winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon (Moy Sand and Gravel) and novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz (Admission, You Should Have Known).