Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Drama.
New York Style.

Theatre @ Home Winter Festival

Welcome to the Theatre @ Home Winter Festival!

Welcome to the Theatre @ Home Winter Festival from Irish Rep Online – now EXTENDED, running through March 7, 2021! This repertory retrospective features all nine of the original digital productions created by Irish Repertory Theatre during the COVID-19 shut-down.

Our acclaimed Performances on Screen include works by Brian Friel, James Joyce, Conor McPherson, Eugene O’Neill, and more! Don’t miss your chance to watch (or re-watch) the productions that inspired reviewers to call us “the leader in streaming theater” (Theatermania) and “way out in front of every other company in America when it comes to marrying technical innovation with artistic quality.” (The Wall Street Journal)

Explore below for details on each production plus exclusive live online events, discussions, and behind-the-scenes videos from this historic time in the theatre’s history.

All festival events are free. Reservations are required to access Performances on Screen. Donations of $25 for a performance, or $100 for the festival, are suggested for viewers who are able to give.*

*From February 22 through March 7, 2021, we will donate 20% of suggested donations received (up to $5,000) to the Cultural Solidarity Fund, a new fund that provides microgrants to individual artists and cultural workers.

Live Digital Production FAQs

How do digital reservations work?

Reservations are free but required in order to access most of our Performances on Screen. Please reserve for the number of viewers in your household, and be sure to note your log-in information you used to reserve in order to access the performance on your chosen day.

For our live Performances on Screen, donations of $25 per viewer are suggested. You will be given the option to donate at checkout, or you can donate here. We recommend viewing this performance on Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox.

How do I watch a Performance on Screen?

We recommend viewing this performance on Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox.

Prior to your chosen performance, the link to our Theatre @ Home platform will be emailed to all registered attendees. To access the show, you MUST register for your chosen performance with an active Irish Rep email address and password, and use this Irish Rep email address and password to log in to our digital stage.

If you book less than 2 hours before the event begins, or do not receive the pre-show email outlined above, you can access your performance by heading to our Theatre @ Home platform athome.irishrep.org and log in using your Irish Rep email address and password (the same login information used to book the performance). Your chosen performance will be under the heading “Digital Stage”.

My performance is in less than two hours and I can’t see the “Watch Now” button – what do I do?

Please try logging out and logging back into your account. Alternatively, you can log-in using an Incognito browser. If you still cannot see the “Watch Now” button, please contact our Box Office team by emailing boxoffice@irishrep.org.

It is less than 2 hours before my Performance on Screen begins and I do not have a link – what do I do?

We have now switched our brand new Theatre @ Home platform – you will no longer need a dedicated link to access your performance. You can access your performance by heading to athome.irishrep.org and logging in using your Irish Rep email address and password. Your chosen performance will be under the heading “Digital Stage”.

If you need further support, please email boxoffice@irishrep.org with a description of the issue and your phone number. An Irish Rep staff member will be standing by to assist.

How do I watch events on my SmartTV?

Irish Rep Online is now available via the National Theatre Network App, now available on iOS and Roku devices.

You can also visit the link via the browser on your TV device (copy and paste the URL into your SmartTV’s internet browser,) or you can cast the video from your computer or mobile device to your TV, via Airplay, Firestick, etc. See instructions and guides here.

Do you have closed captions/subtitles available?

Yes, all our Performances on Screen have Closed Captions available  – simply find the CC button on the video screen to turn them on or off once the performance has started. Choose the option “English.”

Will I be able to watch the show after the scheduled time?

Our Performances on Screen are only available to view during the following scheduled performance times: Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 3pm and 8pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. (all times are Eastern Time). PLEASE NOTE, you will not be able to rewind this livestream performance. The livestream will continue, even if you have paused your video. The show will be available for replay at the end of the show for 90 minutes.

Select Performances on Screen will be available On Demand. See our Theatre @ Home page for more.

Are these events free?

We are committed to making theatre that is affordable and accessible. In pursuit of this goal, we have chosen to make our scheduled Performances on Screen available for free. After the initial run, select Performances on Screen will be available on demand for $25 per production.

We ask that if you are in a position to support us, you might consider making a donation in conjunction with your chosen digital event if you have not done so already. Donations of $25 per show are suggested for each viewer who can afford to give. Your contribution will ensure that we can continue to offer top-quality digital events, keep our staff employed, and be artistically and financially ready to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.

Other questions?

Email irishrep[at]irishrep.org

Plaguey Hill: A New Work by Paul Muldoon

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Written by Paul Muldoon
Read by Liev Schreiber
Music by Lenny Pickett

On December 1, 2020, Irish Repertory Theatre premiered a reading of Plaguey Hill, a new work by Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon, read by Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber. Written over the first two weeks of April 2020, “Plaguey Hill” is an impressionistic account of day-to-day life during the Covid-19 pandemic. Though the poem is set in Sharon Springs, New York, it harkens back to memories of the burial mound of Plaguey Hill, in Friars Bush graveyard, Belfast, where victims of the 1830s cholera epidemic were laid to rest. The poem takes the form of an intricately locked series of 15 sonnets known as a crown, or corona.

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To watch this digital event on your SmartTV via the Youtube app, type in “Irish Rep” or the name of the event to your search bar on the app.

A Beggar upon Horseback / A Beggar on Foot

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Part 1: A Beggar Upon Horseback: The Context, From Frederick Douglass to Today

Part 2: A Beggar on Foot: Creating Change in Irish Arts

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Hurray for revolution and more canon shot! 
A beggar upon horseback lashs a beggar on foot 
Hurray for revolution and canon come again, 
The beggars have changed places but the lash goes on  
– WB Yeats                                                                                

Part 1: A Beggar Upon Horseback: The Context, From Frederick Douglass to Today
Featuring a dramatic reading by John Douglas Thompson of Frederick Douglass’s “Letter from Belfast”

On November 9, 2020, Irish Repertory Theatre marked the 175th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s historic trip to Ireland with a dramatic reading by award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson of Douglass’s Letter from Belfast, written on January 1, 1846. In this letter, Douglass recounts his impressions of the Irish people, describing “warm and generous co-operation.”

The reading was followed by a panel led by Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey in which scholars and writers of Irish-American and African-American history discussed the emigration of the Irish to America, and the complexity of Black and Irish interactions in the American experience: sometimes as allies and sometimes as aggressors. This conversation spanned the infamous Draft Riots of 1863 to Irish-America as we know it today.

A Beggar Upon Horseback: The Context, From Frederick Douglass to Today, was introduced by Consul General of Ireland, Ciarán Madden, and featured a dramatic reading by John Douglas Thompson (The Emperor Jones) of Frederick Douglass’s “Letter from Belfast” followed by a panel led by Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey featuring Professor Westenley Alcenat and Peter Quinn. This conversation explored the complexity of Black and Irish interactions in the American experience.

Part 2: A Beggar on Foot: Creating Change in Irish Arts

After exploring the complex intersections of Irish-American and African-American history on Day 1, the second day of discussion centered on the role of race in Irish arts and ended with a conversation on the role of Irish cultural institutions in the push for racial equity.

A Beggar on Foot: Creating Change in Irish Arts will feature speakers Carletta Downs (Origin Theatre Company), Grace Odumosu, Lenwood Sloan, Lisa Fane (Irish Rep), Rachael Gilkey (Irish Arts Center), George Heslin (New York Irish Center), Ellen McCourt (Irish Rep), and John Waters (Glucksman Ireland House NYU).

In lieu of payment to watch this event, Irish Repertory Theatre encourages all viewers to donate to the Equal Justice Initiative. Donate here.

Read the Letter from Belfast by Frederick Douglass here.

Gregory Harrington: A Concert from the Irish Rep Stage

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Featuring Gregory Harrington
with Eleanor Norton and Philip Sheegog

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Every year, acclaimed Irish violinist Gregory Harrington takes over the Irish Rep stage to present an eclectic and intimate musical evening of unique interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. These annually sold-out events are a highlight every Spring at Irish Rep, but in 2020 the concert was canceled due to COVID-19.

In lieu of an in-person event, Irish Repertory Theatre invited Gregory Harrington to kick off the Digital Fall Season with an online concert from the Irish Rep stage! Joined by cellists Eleanor Norton and Philip Sheegog, Harrington presented an Irish-themed concert of new arrangements of traditional Irish and Celtic influenced tunes ranging from “Shenandoah” and “The Parting Glass” to “The Last Rose of Summer” and a special take on O’Corolan’s “Concerto.”

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