Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Drama.
New York Style.

1998-1999 Season

Dear Liar

dearliarby Jerome Kilty
directed by Charlotte Moore

July 16- September 19, 1999

  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Best Actress” – Marion Seldes, Dear Liar

“Just how much will be lost when the art of writing letters is completely vanquished by more transitory forms of communication — like, say, the exchange of idiotic e-mail jokes — is tenderly conveyed in “Dear Liar,” Jerome Kilty’s 1958 play adapted from the correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. In a diverting and often poignant new revival at the Irish Repertory Theater, Marian Seldes and Donal Donnelly ably spar and flirt in the guise of these towering theatrical figures, bringing to life an immortally lively relationship and in the process giving a commanding view onto a vanished era.” –The New York Times

Creative Team:
Set: David Raphel
Costumes: David Toser
Lighting: Gregory Choen
Sound: Murmod Inc.
Stage Manager: Casey Cook

 

The Shadow of a Gunman

shadow-gunmanby Sean O’Casey
directed by Charlotte Moore

April 6- May 30, 1999

Set against a turbulent background of 1920’s Dublin, Gunman features a pauper poet, Donal Davoren, who doesn’t admit the truth about his profession (or lack thereof) when a young girl mistakes him for a gunman on the run. Donal’s failure to face the truth about his decidedly non-romantic life leads to tragedy.

“It is stunning, if shattering” –Curtain Up

Creative Team:
Set Design: Akira Yoshimura & N. Joseph De Tullio
Costume Design: David Toser
Lighting Design: Gregory Cohen
Stage Manager: Jason Sutton

 

The Happy Prince

In the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre

by Oscar Wilde
adapted by Gabriel Lewis & Michael Greenlake
directed by Bob Flanagan

March 7 – April 4, 1999

In a town where a lot of poor people suffer, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late “Happy Prince”, who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold. The statue is then torn down and melted leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city.

“enchantment in its purest form… an enormously enjoyable work, as satisfying to adults as it is to the children for whom it was ostensibly intended.” –Irish Echo

 

Oh, Coward!

ohcowardBased on the life and work of Noel Coward

Originally devised by Roderick Cook
directed by Brother Augustine Towey, C.M.

February 9 – March 14, 1999

Weaving together songs and literary delights, Oh, Coward! celebrates one of the theater’s greatest entertainers, Noel Coward. His effervescent music and charming quips combine for an unforgettable evening of the most memorable tunes of the 20th century.

 

Krapp’s Last Tape

krappsIn the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre
in association with the Irish Classical Theatre

by Samuel Beckett
directed by Vincent O’Neill

November 3 – 29, 1998

Krapp, a sixty-nine year old man, surrounded by darkness in his room. Krapp sets up an old reel-to-reel tape recorder under the light above his desk in readiness for a listening session. He looks through a ledger of recordings he has made of himself over the years in the manner of a personal diary or confession, and chooses one to listen to. He presses play and the room is filled with the voice of a much younger Krapp at the peak of his life. The older man relives the experiences of his past and the decisions and circumstances that have led to his current state. Finally he turns the tape off, fetches a microphone and feeds a blank spool onto the deck and begins to record his last thoughts. When he has finished he puts one of the earlier spools back onto the deck and listens once more to his younger self, to a moment of happiness, as he stares ahead the tape runs to an end and the darkness engulfs him.

Creative Team:
Lighting: Ken Davis
Costumes: Geraldine Duskin
Sound: Tom Makar
Stage Manager: Kathrina Cotner

The Shaughraun

shaughranby Dion Boucicault
directed by  Charlotte Moore

October 30 – January 3, 1999

  • Obie Award, “Best Actor” – Daniel Gerroll, The Shaughraun

Desperate forbidden passions! Beautiful damsels in distress! Swashbuckling swordplay! Lots of kissing! Villains of legendary mustache curling hurled from cliffs! And a dog!

And a handsome vagabond hero whose fiddle is the soul of every fair and the life of every funeral! Against a background thick with the intrigue of the secret Fenian Uprising in Ireland in 1866, Dion Boucicault, the undisputed master of melodrama, unravels a comic masterpiece, long neglected, but springing to like once again to open our 10th Anniversary season. One of the most attractive casts of all time assembled on any stage will act their hearts out as we hiss the villains and cheer on the heroic Conn,  The Shaughraun in his quest for justice and the right to the woman he loves…

“one of the more charming Off Broadway productions of the season” – New York Times

Creative Team:
Set: Klara Zieglerova
Costumes: Linda Fisher
Lighting: Ken Davis
Choreography: Barry McNabb
Hair: Robert-Charles valance
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Larson

 

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