Irish America
Irish America
The Irish Repertory Theatre presents A Touch of the Poet on the Francis J. Greenburger MainstageFebruary 26, 2022 - April 17, 2022By Eugene O'Neill Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly With Belle Aykroyd, David Beck, Robert Cuccioli, Kate Forbes, Mary McCann, Andy Murray, Emma O’Donnell, James Russell, David Sitler, John C. Vennema, and Rex Young Proud and tempestuous Cornelius Melody … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Poet
Presented byIrish American Writers & Artists Presents an Online Production ofEugene O'Neill: An Irish-American BoyhoodBy Turlough McConnellFeaturingCiaran Byrne, Maria Deasy and Colin RyanDATE: Saturday, October 17, 2020TIME: 2PM - 3: 30PM EST (Ireland 7PM)PLACE: Zoom - email iasalon@hotmail.com for … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill:
An Irish-American Boyhood
Members of the O’Neill Clan (anglicized from Ui Néill, “Néill” meaning “champion”) can trace their origins back to Niall Noígíallach “of the Nine Hostages” (c. 361-452). Niall united all the provinces under his rule, using hostages as a way to get power and influence. He also was up for a spot of kidnapping and that’s how the Welsh lad with Roman parents – a lad whom we now … [Read more...] about Roots: The Ferocious and Fascinating O’Neills
It took a movie, 1981’s Reds, to both lift Louise Bryant from obscurity and reduce her to the sniveling acolyte of American communist John Reed, Annie Hall in a babushka. Wrong. For all her (many) faults, Louise Bryant was always her own woman – a fearless journalist, activist, suffragette, and talented writer. She was also reckless, with a compulsive need to court danger, and … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women: Louise Mohan Bryant
The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival in New Ross, called “One Festival, Two Countries,” was a big success. The first half of the festival, the 19th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival in Danville, was held throughout September 2018, and the second half, the First Annual Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre, was held in New Ross October 11-14, 2018, with over 50 visitors … [Read more...] about O'Neill a Success in New Ross
