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THE SEAN O'CASEY SEASON
Past Event: The Sean O’Casey Reading Series:<br><em>The Star Turns Red</em>

Past Event: The Sean O’Casey Reading Series:
The Star Turns Red

The W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre

Directed by Tim Ruddy

Saturday, February 16 at 8pm
Sunday, February 17 at 3pm

As the world was swept up in the rise of fascism, O’Casey wrote this four-act political allegory about a conflict between communist and fascist forces. The story follows Red Jim, a character based on O’Casey’s friend James Larkin, a trade-union leader and socialist, in a fictionalized event that resembles the 1913 Dublin General Strike. Red Jim leads his union to take over an unnamed country while contending with the ruthless efforts of the Saffron Shirts, a fascist organization supported by the Catholic hierarchy.

Considered one of O’Casey’s most overtly political plays, The Star Turns Red was difficult to present when completed in 1939. The play was finally premiered on March 20, 1940 by the Unity Theatre in London, an amateur left-wing company. It was published that year by Macmillan in London, but the firm’s New York office rejected the work due to its positive Communist themes. It made its Irish debut in 1978 at the Abbey Theatre. Although it received some critical success, The Star Turns Red remains one of O’Casey’s most obscure and rarely-seen works.

All readings are free to attend. Invitations were sent via email. To request an invitation, call the Irish Rep box office at 212-727-2737.

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All readings are free to attend.

Invitations were sent via email. To request an invitation, call the Irish Rep box office at 212-727-2737.

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All readings are free to attend.

Invitations were sent via email. To request an invitation, call the Irish Rep box office at 212-727-2737.

Schedule

Saturday, February 16 at 8pm
Sunday, February 17 at 3pm

Cast

Ciaran Byrne
Dewey Caddel
Orlagh Cassidy
Tom Chandler
Alice Connorton
Peter Cormican
Don Creedon
Andy Fitzpatrick
Cillian Hegarty
Finty Kelly
David O’Hara
John Pirkis
Brandon Schraml
James Stephens
Fergal Titley
Bronwyn Whittle

Creative

Written by Sean O’Casey
Directed by Tim Ruddy
Stage Manager: Michael Palmer
Music Director: Stephen Kennedy Murphy
Assistant to the Director: Matt Engle

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