on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
Irish Repertory Theatre Presents
New Works Fall Festival
Featuring Readings of New Plays, Spotlighting Northern Irish Voices
The Alternative by Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney, The Honey Trap by Leo McGann, The Gap Year by Clare McMahon, and Crocodile Fever by Meghan Tyler
Curated by Nicola Murphy Dubey
Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey, Keelie Sheridan, and Matt Torney
With Rebecca Ballinger, Lise Bruneau, Patricia Buckley, Ciaran Byrne, Orlagh Cassidy, Ruth Kavanagh, Susan Davey, Samuel Dolman, Sean Gormley, Jonathan Holmes, Johnny Hopkins, Hamish Allan Headley, John Keating, Elise Kibler, Katherine Laheen, Aida Leventaki, Kevin Oliver Lynch, Deirdre Madigan, Kieran Mulcare, Nicola Murphy Dubey, Clare O’Malley, Tim Palmer, Sarah Street, Naren Weiss.
The choice to spotlight writers from Northern Ireland was borne out of a desire to give space to voices that have a unique view of both contemporary Ireland and its history. In this series, you will hear stories that delve into that complicated past, explore the present, and imagine alternative futures.
November 4 — 18, 2024
The Alternative | Monday, November 4, 2024 at 7pm
The Honey Trap | Monday, November 11, 2024 at 7pm
The Gap Year | Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7pm
Crocodile Fever | Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7pm
Irish Repertory Theatre’s New Play Development Program includes table reads, staged readings, workshops and commissions from voices that fulfill Irish Rep’s mission and tell stories of Irish and Irish-American people of all races, genders, abilities, and orientations. Following the success of the inaugural New Works Fall Festival spotlighting LGBTQ+ voices in June 2023, and the New Works Fall Festival spotlighting female voices last November, we’re delighted to announce four new play readings spotlighting voices from the North of Ireland. This program enables us to hear new work aloud with an audience and discover new plays and musicals for possible future production.
