Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival Announces Final Week Highlights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2022
Now in its final week, the 14th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, running through January 31,will host two in-person events, including the world premiere of a new play by John Kearns and an online curated Irish language theater salon.
Origin Theatre Company & the Irish Arts Center to Present BLOODY SUNDAY Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2022
Origin Theatre Company and the Irish Arts Center are jointly presenting a star-studded commemorative reading of Richard Norton-Taylor’s “Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Enquiry” to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a seismic turning point in the history of Northern Ireland.
Stars From Stage and Screen Will Take Part in BLOOMSDAY LOCK-IN
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2020
The 11th BLOOMSDAY IN BROOKLYN, an annual literary pub crawl featuring readings from James Joyce will this year be presented in an online modern adaptation of the epic and far roaming Ulysses aptly titled BLOOMSDAY LOCK-IN on Saturday, June 20 @ 3pm New York / Eastern time.
2020 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival Releases Full Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2020
Six mainstage productions, several of which explore positive and dramatic social change on the Island of Ireland in the past decade, will be part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, running in venues across the city from January 7 to February 3. New York's all-Irish theatre festival and the world's only festival devoted exclusively to producing the plays of contemporary Irish playwrights from around the world, presents productions from Belfast, Dublin, Wexford, Manhattan and Queens. Three are American premieres; two are world premieres. The American premiere of Eva O'Connor's 'Maz and Bricks' and the world premiere of Sean Sugrie's 'The 8th' open the Festival on January 7.
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.
Playwright Billie Aken-Tyers Leads Cast of Reading Of Her New Play NEXT ROUND
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2019
The Newest play from British playwright Billie Aken-Tyers is to be presented at Theatre Lab on March 2nd at 7pm by the Ophelia Theatre Group. The play, set in a small town in the North East of England, follows the story of a young millennial trying to find her place in the world without her Father. Steph's Dad has just died, and it's up to her best friends Ant and Harry to pull her through the worst year of her life. In a year of transition, three friends discover who they are, how to grieve and that growing up is realizing that no one knows how to be a grown up, all through the medium of a good old fashioned Pub Quiz.
Theatre Row Hosts Staged Reading Of RAY BRADBURY LIVE (FOREVER)
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2018
Emmy-winner Bill Oberst Jr. will portray author Ray Bradbury in an Off-Broadway show planned for the 2019-20 season, under a license agreement with the Ray Bradbury Estate. The first staged reading of Ray Bradbury Live (forever) is set for Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7pm at Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NYC. A limited number of complimentary seats are available on a first-come basis.
Ray Bradbury Portrayal Headed Off-Broadway; Staged Reading Set for April 12
by Julie Musbach - Mar 12, 2018
Actor Bill Oberst Jr. has reached an agreement with the estate of author Ray Bradbury to portray Bradbury in an Off-Broadway show. The first staged reading of Ray Bradbury Live (forever) is set for April 12, 2018 at 7pm at Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036.
Photo Flash: First Look at ROSEMARY AND TIME at Paradise Factory Main Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2018
Award-winning playwright and published author Jennifer Fell Hayes, mesmerizing new play, Rosemary and Time is set to run at the Paradise Factory Main Stage February 2 through February 17, 2018. The limited run is directed by long time collaborator, Kathy Gail MacGowan who has worked extensively in Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre.
ROSEMARY AND TIME to Receive New York City Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2017
Award-winning playwright and published author Jennifer Fell Hayes, mesmerizing new play, Rosemary and Time is set to run at the Paradise Factory Main Stage February 2 through February 17, 2018. The limited run is directed by long time collaborator, Kathy Gail MacGowan who has worked extensively in Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre.
Martin Casella's THE REPORT to Be Directed by Alan Cox at London's ND2
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2017
A special invitational presentation of the haunting drama THE REPORT is set for today (Tuesday) at 2 pm at the recently opened ND2 theatre complex in Central London. Based on the bestselling novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT is adapted by Martin Casella, whose THE IRISH CURSE had a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run.
Martin Casella's THE REPORT Receives London Reading Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2017
Apples & Pears, LLC will present an invitational reading of the haunting new drama THE REPORT in London today, June 20, at 2 pm. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT was adapted by Martin Casella, whose THE IRISH CURSE had a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run following a London Fringe production at The Stag.
Martin Casella's THE REPORT to Receive London Reading
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2017
Apples & Pears, LLC will present an invitational reading of the haunting new drama THE REPORT in London next Tuesday, June 20 at 2 pm. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT was adapted by Martin Casella, whose THE IRISH CURSE had a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run following a London Fringe production at The Stag.
Fallen Angel to Present WHEN I WAS A GIRL I USED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 26, 2016
Fallen Angel Theatre Company (Aedin Moloney, Producing Artistic Director) today announced their next production: the Off-Broadway Premiere of Sharman Macdonald's When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream and Shout, a bittersweet and bitingly funny examination of mother/daughter turmoil. Performances will begin April 14th and continues through May 8th at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre.