in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre
Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Repertory Theatre
present the World Premiere
The Black Wolfe Tone is a thrilling new play about identity, raging against the machine, and how young men deal or don’t deal with the darkness. A fast-paced journey that interrogates our culture of silence, the mind, and growing up mixed race in Ireland. At its heart, it’s about a young boy seeking forgiveness: the inner child wanting only to be acknowledged, loved, and held.
The Black Wolfe Tone was developed through our Transatlantic Commissions Program in partnership with Dublin’s Fishamble: The New Play Company
An ARRESTING and THOUGHT-PROVOKING look into one man’s life… DRAMATICALLY ENGAGING AND REALISTIC. Direction by Nicola Murphy Dubey and set design by Maree Kearns work SEAMLESSLY. An INTRIGUING BLEND OF REINVENTION AND HOMAGE. – Rachel Graham, Theatermania
Kwaku Fortune makes himself known with GREAT FORCE, as does EXTREMELY IN-CHARGE director Nicola Murphy Dubey. – David Finkle, New York Stage Review
A POWERFUL PIECE OF PLAYWRITING…it withholds nothing – David Walters, The Front Row Center
Fortune lets you inside a troubled person’s mind to CHILLING EFFECT, touching upon the experience of being a Black man in a country where that’s somewhat unchartered territory. – Charles Passy, 100 Word Review
Please Note: Strobe lighting effects are used during this performance.
Content Warning: This production contains discussion of suicide, drug use, mental illness, as well as strong language. Recommended for ages 14 and up.
This production is supported in part by the following organizations:
