Written by Janet Moran
Directed by Bailey Bass
on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
As part of the New Works Fall Festival
Featuring Readings of New Plays, Spotlighting New Irish Writing
Tuesday, November 11, at 7PM
Three women in the immediate aftermath of a life changing choice. Set in the recovery ward of an abortion clinic in the UK, two Irish Women – one a married mother of three, the other, a young student – and a young English solicitor spend a disorienting night together as they wait for morning.Revelations, arguments, and silly songs take them to dawn as they look into a transformed future. Outside, the world keeps turning.Afterwards is a timely new play exploring the consequences of Repeal the 8th, a culture-changing movement, while resonating internationally with the current turmoil surrounding reproductive rights worldwide.
“Crackling dialogue in a play with an unmistakable purpose” — The Irish Times
Irish Repertory Theatre’s New Play Development Program includes table reads, staged readings, workshops and commissions from voices that fulfill Irish Rep’s mission and tell stories of Irish and Irish-American people of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. The New Works Festival returns this November with four new play readings spotlighting voices writing new work that fulfills this mission. This program enables us to hear new work aloud with an audience and discover new plays and musicals for possible future production.