The Irish Repertory Theatre has come home to its dramatically redesigned original space on Manhattan’s west side this month with an exciting new production of Conor McPherson’s 2006 play Shining City, a poignant play about Dubliners looking for a place to call home. Thematically it’s the perfect choice for a company that has been in exile themselves for two years at the D2 … [Read more...] about Irish Repertory Theatre Returns in Triumph
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New Exhibit for Irish Repertory Theatre
One of the advantages of the Irish Rep’s makeover is the addition of a reception room that doubles as an exhibition space. Geraldine O’Sullivan’s “16 Letters,” a series of lifescape collages based on letters written between 1915 and 1916, is the space’s debut art exhibition, and runs through June 26. The accompanying booklet details the artist’s process, which began with … [Read more...] about New Exhibit for Irish Repertory Theatre
Weekly Comment:
Irish New York Celebrates
Yeats’s 150th Birthday (Photos)
By Mary Pat Kelly and Cliodhna Joyce-Daly, Contributors
June 12, 2015
June 12, 2015
“They must go out of the theatre with the strength they live by strengthened from looking upon some passion that could, whatever its chosen way of life, strike down an enemy, fill a long stocking with money or move a girl's heart,” W.B. Yeats once said.
And indeed the audience that packed with 1,200 people into Manhattan’s Town Hall on Monday, June 8, for The Irish Repertory … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Irish New York Celebrates
Yeats’s 150th Birthday (Photos)
Irish Rep Stages Da at New Home
The beloved Irish Repertory Theatre on West 22nd Street in Manhattan has been all but hammered to bits – but not for long! Breaking ground in September 2014, the Irish Rep has begun the massive rehabilitation of its iconic location in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. The Irish Rep has brought over 150 productions to its stage since opening in 1995, but it was always a tight … [Read more...] about Irish Rep Stages Da at New Home
Let’s Put on a Show!
Showbiz legend Mickey Rooney took to the Irish Repertory stage in New York in August regaling sold-out audiences with music, tales, and movie clips from his life. He performed with his wife, Jan, in Let's Put on a Show! At 83, Rooney is an 80-year veteran of show business, having started as a child performer. He was born Joe Yule, Jr., in Brooklyn in 1923, to vaudeville … [Read more...] about Let’s Put on a Show!