A Festival of Irish Theatre
Across New York City | 1stIrish.org
September 3 to October 1, 2012
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Playing at: Mint Theatre
Temporal Powers tells the moving story of a great love straining under the weight of conflicting passions. Desperate and destitute, Michael and Min Powers take refuge for the night in a crumbling ruin. Buried within the walls could be the … Continue reading
Playing at: Times Square Arts Center
Not every woman gets to spend a night with George Clooney, but Bridie Murphy does! Let’s face it, Bridie’s life hasn’t been all parties and premieres like George’s, but it’s a life full of drama nonetheless. Over the course of … Continue reading
Playing at: 59E59 Theaters
The award-winning Cirque de Légume shows how beautiful life can be if we only stop to play with it and laugh. Submerge yourself in 50 minutes of pure mayhem as two delightful idiots put on stage the greatest vegetable circus … Continue reading
Playing at: Irish Arts Center
When heroin addict Brigit leaves the chaos of her life in Dublin she meets reclusive local farmer Hughie Dolan and finds her first hopes for a future…but the idyllic life she imagines in Meath soon unravels. From award-winning Dublin playwright … Continue reading
Playing at: The Drilling Company Theatre
Noah and the Tower Flower is about two highly strung individuals, being tender to each other. But falling in love could threaten their happiness. Winner of the Irish Times Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker Trust Award. NOAH … Continue reading
Playing at: 59E59 Theaters
Take an epic and fantastical journey that combines Irish history with the garish – and anything for a cheap gag. Amidst the filth and fury of Dublin 1904, the theatrical event of the century is about to explode. Will the … Continue reading
Playing at: Mabou Mines
Mabou Mines’ LUCIA’S CHAPTERS of Coming Forth by Day explores the life and after-life of Lucia Joyce, the adored daughter of James Joyce. LUCIA’S CHAPTERS traverses Lucia’s institutionalization, her father’s celebrity, and the playful dream world of her father’s creation. … Continue reading
Playing at: Stage Left Studio
Twinkletoes by Jennifer Johnston and Forgotten Milk by Bernard McMullan. Derry City. Two women, two generations, one story. On the night of her daughter’s wedding, Karen returns home alone, reflecting on the life she is living because of her terrorist … Continue reading
Playing at: New York Irish Center
Two kids in 1970s Belfast, one Catholic and one Protestant, smitten with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, embark on a heroic adventure. Set against the background of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. The film stars Ciarán Hinds and Adrian … Continue reading
A panel discussion focusing on the growth of a thriving theatre and cultural scene in Northern Ireland today. Panelists will include some of Northern Ireland’s most interesting artists. Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 6:30pm. … Continue reading
“Challenge for the Actor,” a free interactive panel discussion, featuring actors from 1st Irish 2011, as they discuss the creative process and challenges of working on Irish plays. Free Event, Limited seating Reservations 212- 998-3950. Begins at 7pm.
Playing at: A.R.T. New York Studios at 520
Building on our three year program of commissioning new plays for 1st Irish, Origin Theatre invites you to observe the journey as the creative process begins. Watch six artists ‘break ground’ with new work in an afternoon of theatre laboratory. … Continue reading
Playing at: The American Irish Historical Society
Dawnhurst – a play about truths, untruths and the vicissitudes that occur when reputations are on the line. Set in County Rosscommon, Ireland in the 1960s, we meet Ellen Edwards and Rose Noonan who visits the former Countess on the … Continue reading
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