on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
Starring Dan Butler, Sean Gormley, Johnny Hopkins, John Keating, and Sarah Street
In a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie finds herself drawn into an evening of ghost stories shared by the local bachelors who gather there to drink. With the wind howling outside and a hint of tension in the air, what begins as playful blarney soon drifts into the supernatural realm when Valerie shares her own haunting tale.
A longtime Irish Rep favorite, this marks the company’s fourth staging of The Weir, following acclaimed runs in 2013 and 2015, and a 2020 digital adaptation.
The Weir invites us to re-examine the theater, and to ask ourselves what we seek from stories and those who tell them. –The New York Times
The Weir proves to be a profound meditation on the twin themes of loneliness and community, told so theatrically that you’ll savor each peat-scented phrase. –Wall Street Journal
an elegant, funny, moving distillation and celebration of the uniquely Irish way with words –The New Yorker