Script Club: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
On Zoom
Patron Night: The Aran Islands
A Performance on Screen on YouTube
Patron Night Discussion with the Artists to follow on Zoom
Adapted & Directed by Joe O’Byrne
Starring Brendan ConroyIn the grey, sea-battered landscape of the Aran Islands, full of mist and wild rain, hearth is home and storytellers regale with tales by the fire. When John Millington Synge traveled to these remote islands upon the advice of WB Yeats in 1898, he discovered a bleakly primitive, mystical land that would inspire him for the rest of his life, leading to canonical works in Irish theatre, including The Playboy of the Western World and Riders to the Sea.
The Aran Islands: A Performance on Screen is a haunting and visceral experience built around “a hypnotic performance” by Brendan Conroy, one of Ireland’s finest actors, as he captures the spirit of Synge in Joe O’Bryne’s theatrical adaptation of Synge’s early work, “The Aran Islands.” This play has been reimagined for digital presentation, transporting audiences to a distant world.
Coffee with an Actor: Aedín Moloney
On Zoom
RECENT EVENTS
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot with Bill Irwin
Thursday, January 21, 2021
1:00-2:00pm EST
On Zoom
Master clown, Tony Award-winning actor, and MacArthur, Guggenheim, and Fulbright Fellow Bill Irwin can’t escape Irish Rep. After his celebrated ON BECKETT / IN SCREEN, itself a reimagining of his award-winning ON BECKETT, Irwin returns to Irish Rep to lead a discussion of Samuel Beckett’s iconic play WAITING FOR GODOT. He will be joined by Irish Rep’s Producing Director Ciarán O’Reilly as they break down the opening scene from the actor’s perspective. Bring questions and observations for a lively discussion!
Did you miss this one? Email membership@irishrep.org to request a video!
Coffee with an Actor:
Shereen Ahmed in conversation with Charlotte Moore
Friday, January 15, 2021
12:00-12:45pm EST
On Zoom
Irish Rep members are invited to take part in the first Coffee with an Actor of 2021 as Irish Rep’s Artistic Director Charlotte Moore speaks with Shereen Ahmed, star of our recent MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. Charlotte and Shereen will talk about working on and off Broadway, touring with Broadway shows, getting your first break in the theatre industry, Shereen’s experience as an Arab-American actress in musical theatre, and more.
Did you miss this one? Email membership@irishrep.org to request a video!
Patron Night: Ask the Directors
A conversation with Charlotte Moore & Ciarán O’Reilly, moderated by David Gordon
Monday, February 8, 2021
7:30-8:30pm EST
On Zoom
As we launch our Theatre @ Home Winter Festival, Irish Rep members are invited to take part in a conversation with Irish Rep’s founders, Artistic Director Charlotte Moore and Producing Director Ciarán O’Reilly, in what is sure to be an evocative conversation, including questions like “How on earth did you produce and direct nine plays during a pandemic?” Since March of last year, Charlotte Moore has directed Molly Sweeney; Love, Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward; and Meet Me in St. Louis. And Ciarán O’Reilly has directed The Weir and A Touch of the Poet, performed in Molly Sweeney, and acted as producer for just about everything else.
This special evening will be moderated by David Gordon, Managing Editor of TheaterMania.com and President of the Outer Critics Circle. A graduate of Hofstra University and Brooklyn College, he is married to Emmy-winning television producer Felicia Gordon.