An Irish Love Story
by Gardner McKay
directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
starring Xanthe Elbrick & Patrick Fitzgerald
April 23- July 13, 2014
Sea Marks is the story of two people falling in love. He is a rough-hewn fisherman, living by the sea, on a remote island off the West of Ireland. She lives in Liverpool where she works in a book publishing house. They meet. Letters follow–letters full of powerful alluring words like she’s never heard before… Gardner McKay’s play beautifully captures the heartache of long-distance love and when the call of the heart challenges the call of the wild.
“[Sea Marks] will speak to anyone who has been torn between love for another and fear of leaving behind the life one knows… So make room for one more Irish love story on your theater calendar. It may very well be the most satisfying you’ve seen this season.” –TheaterMania
“the play has its charms, which derive mostly from the obvious enjoyment of the actors.” –New York Times
“a perfect fit for a company that has done more than almost any other in Manhattan to celebrate the primacy of the written word… The Irish Rep has already achieved an enviable reputation as one of the most accomplished theaters in the nation, but with Sea Marks they remind us that reputation was often built on taking the kind of creative risks that every now and again pay off as handsomely as this show does.”” -Irish Voice
“warm revival… the well-matched Fitzgerald and Elbrick are such fun to watch.” –Entertainment Weekly
“quite beautiful” –The New Yorker
“Beautifully directed” –Huffington Post