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The Irish Repertory Theatre is an
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theatre founded in 1988.


History

The Irish Repertory Theatre was founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore, which opened its doors in September 1988,http://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations/1963/irish-repertory-theatre with
Sean O'Casey Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...
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The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act Play (theatre), play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title refe ...
''. The mission of the theatre was and remains:
to bring works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to American audiences, to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish American experience, and to encourage the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures.
In 1995, the company moved to its permanent home in
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on three completely renovated floors of a former warehouse, allowing for both a Main Stage theatre and a smaller studio space, the W. Scott McLucas Studio. The Irish Repertory Theatre is the only year-round theatre company in New York City devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. The theater has been recognized with a 2007
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, a special Drama Desk Award for "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish drama," and the
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for "Outstanding Body of Work." Its productions draw more than 35,000 audience members annually. Irish American Writers & Artists Inc. honored the theatre with the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. In 2014, The Irish Repertory Theatre started a renovation of their home in Chelsea. For the 2014-15 season, Irish Rep's performances were held at the DR2 Theater near Union Square. During the holiday seasons of 2016 and 2017, the
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headquarters on
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was home to the Irish Repertory Theatre's production of ''The Dead, 1904''. The show was an adaptation of
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
's '' The Dead'', adapted by novelist
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and her husband, Irish poet,
Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Pr ...
. For ''The Dead, 1904'', the building had 57 guests at a time, who for part of the performance joined the cast for a holiday feast drawn from the original novella."Irish Rep Brings James Joyce’s “The Dead” to Life"
Hilton Als, ''
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'', 4 December 2017
In 2017, the company received an Obie Grant from the
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presented by the
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and
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.


Season history

;2021-2022 Season * ''Bikeman'' by Tom Flynn, Produced by
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, in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the
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, An Immersive Audio Event * ''Angela's Ashes: The Musical'', Produced by Pat Moylan, Music and Lyrics by Adam Howell, Book by Paul Hurt, Based on the book by
Frank McCourt Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book ''Angela's Ashes'', a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. Early life and education Frank McC ...
* ''Autumn Royal'' by
Kevin Barry Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in an attack upon a Bri ...
* ''
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing ''A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing'' is the debut novel of Eimear McBride published in 2013. Content and style This stream of consciousness novel explores an Irish girl's relationship with her disabled brother, religious mother, and her own troubl ...
'' by
Eimear McBride Eimear McBride (born 16 April 1976) is an Irish novelist, whose debut novel, ''A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing'', won the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize in 2013 and the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Published works McBride wrote ''A Girl Is ...
, Adapted by Annie Ryan * '' The Streets of New York'' written by
Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...
, directed by Charlotte Moore * ''Made By God'' by Ciara Ní Chuirc, directed by Olivia Songer * ''
A Touch of the Poet ''A Touch of the Poet'' is a play by Eugene O'Neill completed in 1942 but not performed until 1958, after his death. It and its sequel, ''More Stately Mansions'', were intended to be part of a nine- play cycle entitled ''A Tale of Possessors Sel ...
'' by
Eugene O’Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier ...
, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly * ''Two By Synge'' by JM Synge, directed by Charlotte Moore ;2020-2021 Season * Irish Rep Online ** ''Digital Fall Season'' *** ''Belfast Blues'' written and performed by
Geraldine Hughes Geraldine Hughes (born 1970) is an actress from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Born in West Belfast, Hughes has appeared in films such as '' Duplex'', ''Rocky Balboa'', and ''Gran Torino''. She also played Mary Todd Lincoln in '' Killing Lincoln' ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''Give Me Your Hand'' A Poetical Stroll through The National Gallery of London, Poems by
Paul Durcan Paul Durcan (born 16 October 1944) is a contemporary Irish poet. Early life Durcan was born and grew up in Dublin and in Turlough, County Mayo. His father, John, was a barrister and circuit court judge; father and son had a difficult and forma ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''
A Touch of the Poet ''A Touch of the Poet'' is a play by Eugene O'Neill completed in 1942 but not performed until 1958, after his death. It and its sequel, ''More Stately Mansions'', were intended to be part of a nine- play cycle entitled ''A Tale of Possessors Sel ...
'' by
Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''On Beckett/In Screen'' conceived and performed by
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, A Performance on Screen *** ''
Meet Me in St. Louis ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis l ...
'', Book by
Hugh Wheeler Hugh Callingham Wheeler (19 March 1912 – 26 July 1987) was a British novelist, screenwriter, librettist, poet and translator. He resided in the United States from 1934 until his death and became a naturalized citizen in 1942. He had attended Lon ...
, Songs by
Hugh Martin Hugh Martin (August 11, 1914 – March 11, 2011) was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', in which Judy Garland ...
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Ralph Blane Ralph Blane (July 26, 1914 – November 13, 1995) was an American composer, lyricist, and performer. Life and career Blane was born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa Central High School. He studied singing with ...
, Adapted & Directed by Charlotte Moore, A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen ** ''The Aran Islands'' by
J.M. Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...
, adapted & directed by Joe O'Byrne ** ''John Cullum: An Accidental Star'', Conceived by
John Cullum John Cullum (born circa 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including '' Shenandoah'' (1975) and ''On the Twentieth Century'' (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Mus ...
and Jeff Berger, Written by David Thompson, in association
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and
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with Jeff Berger, Directed by
Lonny Price Lonny Price (born March 9, 1959) is an American director, actor, and writer, primarily in theatre. He is perhaps best known for his creation of the role of Charley Kringas in the Broadway musical '' Merrily We Roll Along'' and for his New York di ...
and Matt Cowart ** ''
Little Gem ''Little Gem'' is a play"''Little Gem'' by Elaine Murphy"
at gunanua.com written by Dublin playwright ...
'' by Elaine Murphy ** ''The Man Who Wanted to Fly'', directed by Frank Shouldice, A NY Film Premiere starring Bobby Coote * ''Digital Summer Season'' ** ''Ghosting'' by Jamie Beamish and Anne O'Riordan, A Theatre Royal, Waterford & Throwin Shapes Production, A Performance on Screen ** ''The Cordelia Dream'' by
Marina Carr Marina Carr is an Irish playwright who has written almost thirty plays, including '' By the Bog of Cats'' (1998). Early life and education Carr was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent the majority of her childhood in Pallas Lake, County O ...
, A Performance on Screen ;2019-2020 Season * ''Kingfishers Catch Fire'' by
Robin Glendinning Robert James Glendinning (born 1 September 1938), known as Robin Glendinning, is a Northern Irish playwright and former politician. Born in Belfast, the brother of Will Glendinning,John Stanley Bull, ''British and Irish dramatists since World W ...
* ''
Dublin Carol ''Dublin Carol'' is a play by Conor McPherson, which premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre in 2000. Plot John, a middle-aged employee of a funeral home in Dublin, returns from a funeral on Christmas Eve with Mark, a 20-year-old who has h ...
'' by
Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...
* ''
Pumpgirl ''Pumpgirl'' is an acclaimed
'' by Abbie Spallen * ''The Scourge'' by Michelle Dooley Mahon, in association with Wexford Arts Centre * ''
London Assurance ''London Assurance'' (originally titled ''Out of Town'') is a five-act comedy by Dion Boucicault. It was the second play that he wrote but his first to be produced. Its first production was by Charles Matthews and Madame Vestris's company and ...
'' by
Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...
* ''Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory'' by
Lady Augusta Gregory Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (''née'' Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, ...
, additional material by Ciarán O'Reilly * ''Incantata'' by
Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Pr ...
, in association with
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and Jen Coppinger Productions * Irish Rep Online ** ''Summer Online Season'' *** ''
Molly Sweeney ''Molly Sweeney'' is a two-act play by Brian Friel. It tells the story of its title character, Molly, a woman blind since infancy, who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. Like Friel's '' Faith Healer'', the play tells Molly's sto ...
'' by
Brian Friel Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription req ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''The Gifts You Gave to the Dark'' by Darren Murphy *** ''YES! Reflections of Molly Bloom'' From the novel
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by
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
, Adapted for stage by Aedín Moloney &
Colum McCann Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in New York. He is a Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence at Hunter College, New York. McCann's work has been published in over 40 languages, and ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''
The Weir ''The Weir'' is a play written by Conor McPherson in 1997. It was first produced at The Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London, England, on 4 July 1997. It opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on 1 April 1999. As well as several other ...
'' by
Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...
, A Performance on Screen *** ''Love, Noël'' written and devised by Barry Day, A Performance on Screen * Postponed Due to COVID-19 ** ''The Smuggler'' by Ronán Noone ** ''
A Touch of the Poet ''A Touch of the Poet'' is a play by Eugene O'Neill completed in 1942 but not performed until 1958, after his death. It and its sequel, ''More Stately Mansions'', were intended to be part of a nine- play cycle entitled ''A Tale of Possessors Sel ...
'' by
Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier ...
;2018-2019 Season * ''Wild Abandon'' by Leenya Rideout * ''On Beckett'' conceived and performed by
Bill Irwin William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has made a n ...
with writings by
Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...
* ''Two by Friel'' by
Brian Friel Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription req ...
* ''A Child’s Christmas in Wales'' by
Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...
, adapted and directed by Charlotte Moore * ''The Dead, 1904'' based on the novella by
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
, adapted by
Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Pr ...
&
Jean Hanff Korelitz Jean Hanff Korelitz (born May 16, 1961) is an American novelist, playwright, theater producer and essayist. Biography Korelitz was born to Jewish parents and raised in New York City. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a major in Eng ...
* The
Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
Season ** ''
The Shadow of a Gunman ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' is a 1923 tragicomedy play by Seán O'Casey set during the Irish War of Independence. It centres on the mistaken identity of a building tenant who is thought to be an IRA assassin. It is the first in O'Casey's "Dublin ...
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Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
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Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Ir ...
'' by
Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
** ''The Plough and the Stars'' by
Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
* ''YES! Reflections of Molly Bloom'' From the novel
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by
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
, Adapted for stage by Aedín Moloney &
Colum McCann Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in New York. He is a Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence at Hunter College, New York. McCann's work has been published in over 40 languages, and ...
* ''Love, Noël'' written and devised by Barry Day * ''
Little Gem ''Little Gem'' is a play"''Little Gem'' by Elaine Murphy"
at gunanua.com written by Dublin playwright ...
'' by Elaine Murphy ;2017-2018 Season * ''
The Home Place ''The Home Place'' is a play written by Brian Friel that first premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin on 1 February 2005. After a sold-out season at the Gate, it transferred to the Comedy Theatre (now Harold Pinter Theatre), in London's West E ...
'' by
Brian Friel Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription req ...
* ''Off the Meter, On the Record'' by John McDonagh * ''It’s A Wonderful Life'' by Anthony Palermo * ''The Dead, 1904'' based on the novella by
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
, adapted by
Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Pr ...
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Jean Hanff Korelitz Jean Hanff Korelitz (born May 16, 1961) is an American novelist, playwright, theater producer and essayist. Biography Korelitz was born to Jewish parents and raised in New York City. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a major in Eng ...
* ''Jimmy Titanic'' by Bernard McMullan * ''Disco Pigs'' by
Enda Walsh Enda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright. Biography Enda Walsh was born in Kilbarrack, North Dublin on February 7, 1967. His father ran a furniture shop and his mother had been an actress. He is the second youngest of six children. Wal ...
* ''Three Small Irish Masterpieces'' by
WB Yeats William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish litera ...
,
Lady Gregory Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (''née'' Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, ...
, and
John Millington Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...
* '' The Seafarer'' by
Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...
* ''Woman and Scarecrow'' by
Marina Carr Marina Carr is an Irish playwright who has written almost thirty plays, including '' By the Bog of Cats'' (1998). Early life and education Carr was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent the majority of her childhood in Pallas Lake, County O ...
* ''
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on ''Berkeley Square'', written in 1926 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been ...
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Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre bot ...
;2016-2017 Season * '' Afterplay'' by
Brian Friel Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription req ...
* '' Finian’s Rainbow'' music by Burton Lane, book by
E.Y. Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...
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Fred Saidy Fred Saidy (February 11, 1907 – May 14, 1982) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Saidy began his writing career in 1943 with the screenplay for the Red Skelton comedy ''I Dood It''. The fol ...
, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg * ''The Pigeon in The Taj Mahal'' by Laoisa Sexton b
Laoisa Sexton
* ''The Dead, 1904'' based on the novella by
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
, adapted by
Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University Pr ...
&
Jean Hanff Korelitz Jean Hanff Korelitz (born May 16, 1961) is an American novelist, playwright, theater producer and essayist. Biography Korelitz was born to Jewish parents and raised in New York City. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a major in Eng ...
* ''Crackskull Row'' by Honor Molloy * ''The Emperor Jones'' by Eugene O'Neill * ''Rebel in the Soul'' by
Larry Kirwan Larry Kirwan (born 1954, Wexford) is an expatriate Irish writer and musician, most noted as the lead singer for the rock band, Black 47, and conceiver/co-writer of Paradise Square, the Broadway Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomina ...
* ''Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie'' devised by
David M. Lutken David M. Lutken (born 1957) is an American musician, actor, playwright, and director best known for work related to Woody Guthrie. Life Lutken was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended St. Mark's School of Texas. He graduated from ...
with Nick Corley and Darcie Deaville, Helen Jean Russell & Andy Teirstein * ''The Aran Islands'' by
J.M. Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...
, adapted & directed by Joe O'Byrne ;2015-2016 Season * ''The Quare Land'' by John McManus * ''A Child’s Christmas in Wales'' by
Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...
* ''
The Burial At Thebes ''The Burial at Thebes: A version of Sophocles' Antigone'' is a play by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, based on the fifth century BC tragedy ''Antigone'' by Sophocles. It is also an opera by Dominique Le Gendre. Plot Antigone, the daughte ...
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Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
* ''A Celebration of
Harold Pinter Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...
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Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...
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Owen McCafferty Owen McCafferty (born 1961) is a playwright from Northern Ireland. Early life Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McCafferty in 1961 he was brought up in London from the age of 1 until aged 10 when his parents returned to Belfast. He was educat ...
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Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...
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* ''It's a Wonderful Life'' adapted by Anthony E. Palermo * ''Transport'' book by
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* ''It's a Wonderful Life'' adapted by Anthony E. Palermo * ''A Celebration of Harold Pinter'' starring , directed by
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Donnybrook! ''Donnybrook!'' is a musical, with music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and book by Robert E. McEnroe. It is based on the 1952 film ''The Quiet Man''. Production ''Donnybrook!'' opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on May 18, 1961 and c ...
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* ''Gibraltar'' by Patrick Fitzgerald ;2011 – 2012 * ''Weep for the Virgins'' by
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* ''Noctu'' conceived and directed by
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Dancing at Lughnasa ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Eva ...
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* '' Beyond the Horizon'' by
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;2010 – 2011 * ''Banished Children of Eve'' by Kelly Younger, adapted from the novel by Peter Quinn * ''St. Nicholas'' by Conor McPherson * ''
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Molly Sweeney ''Molly Sweeney'' is a two-act play by Brian Friel. It tells the story of its title character, Molly, a woman blind since infancy, who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. Like Friel's '' Faith Healer'', the play tells Molly's sto ...
'' by Brian Friel * ''My Scandalous Life'' by
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The Shaughraun ''The Shaughraun'' () is a melodramatic Play (theatre), play written by Irish people, Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, New York, on 14 November 1874. Dion Boucicault played Conn in the ...
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Ernest in Love ''Ernest in Love'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Anne Croswell and music by Lee Pockriss. It is based on ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy of manners. Background The two-act musical is an expanded ver ...
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* '' Candida'' by George Bernard Shaw * ''White Woman Street'' by
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* '' The Irish ... and How They Got That Way'' by
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;2008–2009 * ''After Luke & When I Was God'' by Cónal Creedon * ''The Yeats Project'' by
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* ''Aristocrats'' by Brian Friel * ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' based on the story by Dylan Thomas * ''
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* ''Confessions of an Irish Publican'' from the writings of
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;2007–2008 * ''
Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...
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* ''Prisoner of the Crown'' by Richard Stockton, Additional Material and Original Concept by Richard T. Herd * ''Take Me Along'', Book by Joseph Stein and Bob Russell, Lyrics and Music by Bob Merrill * ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by Dylan Thomas * '' The Devil's Disciple'' by George Bernard Shaw * ''Sive'' by John B. Keane ;2006–2007 * ''
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– Antarctic Explorer'' by Aidan Dooley * ''Gaslight'' by Patrick Hamilton * ''Defender of the Faith'' by Stuart Carolan * ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', Book by Hugh Wheeler, Songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane * Irish One Acts: ''Great White American Teeth'' by Fiona Walsh and ''Swansong'' by Conor McDermottroe * ''
The Hairy Ape ''The Hairy Ape'' is a 1922 expressionist play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. It is about a beastly, unthinking laborer known as Yank, the protagonist of the play, as he searches for a sense of belonging in a world controlled by the rich ...
'' by Eugene O'Neill ;2005–2006 * ''Mr. Dooley's America'' by Philip Dunne and Martin Blaine * ''The Field'' by John B. Keane * ''You Don't have to be Irish'' by Malacy McCourt * ''George M. Cohan, Tonight!'' by Chip Deffaa and George M. Cohan * ''The Bells of Christmas'' conceived by Ciarán O'Reilly * ''Mrs. Warren's Profession'' by George Bernard Shaw * ''
Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The ...
'' adaptation and lyrics by Lindsey Turner, music and lyrics by Lenny Pickett ;2004–2005 * ''
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Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...
* '' After the Ball'' by
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
;2003–2004 * ''Triptych'' by Enda O'Brien * ''The Colleen Bawn'' by Dion Boucicault * ''Christmas With Tommy Makem'' by Tommy Makem * ''Eden'' by Eugene O'Brien * ''Finian's Rainbow'' by E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane and Fred Saidy, adapted by Charlotte Moore * ''Let's Put On A Show!'' with Jan and Mickey Rooney ;2002–2003 * ''Bailegangaire'' by Tom Murphy * ''A Celtic Christmas'' arranged by Charlotte Moore * ''Bedbound'' by Edna Walsh * ''The Love-Hungry Farmer'' by John B. Keane and adapted for the stage by Des Keogh * ''Foley'' by Michael West * ''Peg O' My Heart'' by J. Hartley Manners, songs by Charlotte Moore ;2001–2002 * ''Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly'' by Charles Nelson Reilly and Paul Linke * ''The Streets of New York'' by Dion Boucicault, adaptation and songs by Charlotte Moore * ''That and the Cup of Tea'' by
Carmel Quinn Carmel Quinn (31 July 1925 – 6 March 2021) was an Irish-American entertainer who appeared on Broadway, television and radio after immigrating to the United States in 1954. Biography Quinn was born in July 1925 and educated in Dublin. Her fath ...
and Sean Fuller * ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by Dylan Thomas * ''The Matchmaker'' by John B. Keane and adapted for the stage by Phyllis Ryan * ''An Evening in New York'' with W.B. Yeats and John Quinn, adapted by Neil Bradley and Paul Kerry * ''Pigtown'' by Mike Finn * ''The Playboy of the Western World'' by J.M. Synge ;2000–2001 * ''The Hostage'' by Brendan Behan * ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by Dylan Thomas * ''The Importance of Being Oscar'' by Micheál MacLiammóir * ''
The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical fiction, philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''Th ...
'' by Oscar Wilde and adapted for the stage by Joe O'Byrne * ''A Life'' by Hugh Leonard * '' The Irish ... and How They Got That Way'' by Frank McCourt ;1999–2000 * ''Invasions and Legacies'' by Tommy Makem * ''Eclipsed'' by Patricia Burke Brogan * '' The Irish ... and How They Got That Way'' by Frank McCourt * ''The Country Boy'' by John Murphy * ''Our Lady of Sligo'' by Sebastian Barry iew photo gallery* ''
Don Juan in Hell ''Man and Superman'' is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to a call for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. ''Man and Superman'' opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London o ...
'' by George Bernard Shaw ;1998–1999 * ''The Shaughraun'' by Dion Boucicault * ''
Krapp's Last Tape ''Krapp's Last Tape'' is a 1958 one-act play, in English, by Samuel Beckett. With a cast of one man, it was written for Northern Irish actor Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee and first titled "Magee monologue". It was inspired by Beckett's e ...
'' by Samuel Beckett * ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by Dylan Thomas * ''Oh, Coward!'' by Roderick Cook * '' The Happy Prince'' by Oscar Wilde * ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' by Seán O'Casey * ''Dear Liar'' by Jerome Kilty ;1997–1998 * '' The Irish ... and How They Got That Way'' by Frank McCourt * ''Major Barbara'' by George Bernard Shaw iew photo gallery* ''Rafferty Rescues the Moon'' by June Anderson * ''Song at Sunset'' conceived by Shivaun O'Casey * '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' by Eugene O'Neill ;1996–1997 * ''
The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...
'' by Oscar Wilde iew photo gallery* ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by Dylan Thomas * ''My Astonishing Self'' by Donal Donnelly * ''The Yeats Plays'' by William Butler Yeats * ''The Plough and The Stars'' by Seán O'Casey iew photo gallery* ''The Nightingale and Not The Lark and The Invisible Man'' by Jennifer Johnston * ''Mass Appeal'' by Bill C. Davis * ''Wait 'til I Tell You'' by Carmel Quinn ;1995–1996 * ''Same Old Moon'' by Geraldine Aron * ''Juno and the Paycock'' by Seán O'Casey * ''Shimmer'' by John O'Keefe * ''Frank Pig Says Hello'' by Pat McCabe * ''A Whistle in the Dark'' by Tom Murphy * ''Da'' by Hugh Leonard ;1994–1995 * ''The Au Pair Man'' by Hugh Leonard * ''The Hasty Heart'' by John Patrick * ''Mother of All the Behans'' by Peter Sheridan * ''Alive, Alive, Oh'' by Milo O'Shea and Kitty Sullivan ;1992–1993 * ''The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre'' by Tom Kilroy * ''Joyicity'' by Ulick O'Connor * ''Frankly Brendan'' by Frank O'Connor and Brendan Behan * ''Seconds Out'' by Young Irish Playwrights ;1991–1992 * ''Grandchild of Kings'' by Harold Prince iew photo gallery ; 1990=1991 * ''The Playboy of the Western World'' by J.M. Synge * '' Making History'' by Brian Friel ;1989–1990 * ''Sea Marks'' by Gardiner McKay * ''English That For Me'' by Eamon Kelly * ''A Whistle in the Dark'' by Tom Murphy * ''Endwords'' by Chris O'Neill * ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' by Brian Friel ;1988–1989 * ''The Plough and The Stars'' by Seán O'Casey * ''I Do Not Like Thee, Dr. Fell'' by Bernard Farrell * ''Yeats! A Celebration'' by William Butler Yeats * ''A Whistle in the Dark'' by Tom Murphy


Awards

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Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...
, "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Drama" *Clarence Derwent Award, Patrick Fitzgerald, Grandchild of Kings *
Outer Critics Circle The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
Nom., "Best Director" – Hal Prince, Grandchild of Kings *
Outer Critics Circle The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
Nom., "Best Actress" – Pauline Flanagan, Grandchild of Kings *
Outer Critics Circle The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
Nom., "Best Scenic Design" – Eugene Lee, Grandchild of Kings 1996 *Drama Desk Nom., "Best Actress" – Melissa Errico, The Importance of Being Earnest 1997 *Drama League Nom., "Best Actress" – Melissa Errico, Major Barbara 1998 *The Irish American Heritage and Culture Week Committee of New York City, Board of Education, "Irish Organization of the *Year Award" *Obie Award, "Best Actor" – Daniel Gerroll, The Shaughraun *Obie Award, "Best Actor" – Brian Murray, Long Day’s Journey Into Night *Drama Desk Nom., "Best Actress in a Play" – Frances Sternhagen, Long Day’s Journey Into Night 1999 *Outer Critics Circle Nom., "Best Actress" – Marion Seldes, Dear Liar 2000 *Drama Desk Nom., "Best Actress" – Sinead Cusack, Our Lady of Sligo *Outer Critic Nom., "Best Actress" – Sinead Cusack, Our Lady of Sligo *Drama Desk Nom., "Best Actor" – Fritz Weaver, A Life 2002 *Outer Critics Circle Nom., "Outstanding Solo Performance" – Charles Nelson Reilly, Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly *Outer Critics Circle Nom., "Outstanding Off-Broadway Play" – The Matchmaker *Hewes Design Award, "Noteworthy Special Effects" – James Morgan, Pigtown *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Production of a Musical" – The Streets of New York *Drama League Nom., "Best Actress in a Musical" – Kristin Maloney, The Streets of New York 2004 *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Revival of a Play" – The Colleen Bawn *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Revival of a Musical" – Finian’s Rainbow *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Revival of a Musical" – Finian’s Rainbow *Drama League Nom., "Best Actress in a Play" – Catherine Byrne, Eden *Drama League Nom., "Best Actress in a Musical" – Melissa Errico, Finian’s Rainbow *Drama League Nom., "Best Actor in a Musical" – Malcolm Gets, Finian’s Rainbow *Joe A. Callaway Award Nom., "Best Director" – Charlotte Moore, Finian’s Rainbow *Edinburgh Theatre Festival Award, "Best Play" – The Love Hungry Farmer *Edinburgh Theatre Festival Award, "Best Actor" – Des Keogh, The Love Hungry Farmer 2005 *Lucille Lortel Award, "Outstanding Body of Work" *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Best Revival" – Finian’s Rainbow *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Best Choreography" – Barry McNabb, Finian’s Rainbow *Drama League Nom., "Best Actor" – Alvin Epstein, Endgame 2006 *Obie Award, "Best Actress" – Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren’s Profession *Drama Desk Nom., "Solo Performance" – Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan, Tonight! *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Revival" – Philadelphia, Here I Come! *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Best Revival" – Mrs. Warren’s Profession *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Featured Actress" – Helena Carroll, Philadelphia, Here I Come! *Drama League Nom. – Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren’s Profession *Drama League Nom. – Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan, Tonight! 2007 *The 2007 Jujamcyn Theaters Award *Joe A. Callaway Award Nom., "Best Director" – Ciarán O'Reilly, The Hairy Ape *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Scenic Design" – Eugene Lee, The Hairy Ape *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Actress in a Play" – Orlagh Cassidy, The Field *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Revival of a Play" – The Hairy Ape *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Director of a Play" – Ciarán O'Reilly, The Hairy Ape *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Revival of a Play "- The Hairy Ape *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Performance Award" – Gregory Derelian and Gerald Finnegan, The Hairy Ape 2008 *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Best Actor" – Brian Murray, Gaslight *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Revival of a Musical" – Take Me Along *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Revival of a Play" – Gaslight *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Performance Award" – David Staller, Gaslight *Outer Critics Award, "Outstanding Revival of a Musical" – Take Me Along *St. Patrick’s Committee in Holyoke, "John F. Kennedy National Award" – Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly *Irish America, "50 Most Influential Women" – Charlotte Moore 2010 *Joe A. Callaway Award, "Best Director" – Ciarán O'Reilly, The Emperor Jones *The O'Neill Credo Award – Ciarán O'Reilly, The Emperor Jones *Joe A. Callaway Award, "Best Performance" – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Revival" – The Emperor Jones *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Lead Actor" – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Sound Design" – Ryan Rumery and Christian Frederickson, The Emperor Jones *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Production of a Play" – The Emperor Jones *Drama League Nom., "Distinguished Performance Award" – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Actor in a Play" – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Costume Design" – Antonia Ford-Roberts and Bob Flanagan, The Emperor Jones *Hewes Design Award Nom., "Scenic Design" – Charlie Corcoran, The Emperor Jones *6 AUDELCO Award Nominations, including "Best Revival" – The Emperor Jones *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Revival" – Candida *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Actress in a Play" – Melissa Errico, Candida *Drama Desk Nom., "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" – Xanthe Elbrick, Candida *Hewes Design Award Nom., "Lighting Design" – Clifton Taylor, White Woman Street *Irish America, "50 Most Influential Women" – Charlotte Moore 2011 *The 2011 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 *Off-Broadway Alliance Nomination, "Best Revival," Beyond the Horizon *Drama Desk Nom., "Unique Theatrical Experience," Give Me Your Hand *Joe A. Callaway Award Nomination, "Best Director," Charlotte Moore, Dancing at Lughnasa *Drama Desk Nom., "Unique Theatrical Experience,"NOCTU *Drama Desk Nom., "Best Choreographer," Brendán de Gallai, NOCTU 2013 *Lucille Lortel Nom., "Outstanding Revival" – The Weir *Joe A. Callaway Award, "Best Actress" J. Smith Cameron, Juno and the Paycock *Joe A. Callaway Award Nomination, "Best Director" Ciarán O'Reilly, The Weir *Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement Award ― Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly in recognition of 25 years of producing outstanding theater. *Drama Desk Award Nomination, "Outstanding Actress in a Musical," Jenny Powers, Donnybrook! *Drama Desk Award Nomination, "Outstanding Solo Performance," Julian Sands, A Celebration of Harold Pinter 2014 *Outer Critics Circle Nom., "Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical" – A Christmas Memory *Winner, 1st Irish Festival, "Outstanding Production" – Port Authority & "Best Actor" Peter Maloney 2015 *Winner, 1st Irish Festival, "Best Playwright" – John McManus, The Quare Land *Winner, 1st Irish Festival, "Best Director," Ciarán O'Reilly, The Quare Land *Winner, 1st Irish Festival, "Best Design" The Quare Land *1st Irish Festival Special Jury Prize, Peter Maloney, for his performance in The Quare Land 2016 *Irish America, "50 Most Influential Women" – Charlotte Moore 2017 *Obie Award, "Outstanding Performance" to Matthew Broderick for Shining City *Obie Award, "Excellence in Sound Design" to Ryan Rumery for The Emperor Jones *Drama Desk Nomination, "Outstanding Fight Choreography," Donal O'Farrell for Quietly *Off-Broadway Alliance "Legend of the Theatre," Charlotte Moore *Off-Broadway Alliance Award nomination, "Best Play Revival," The Emperor Jones *2017 Chita Rivera Award, "Outstanding Female Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show" for Finian’s Rainbow, Lyrica Woodruff *Off-Broadway Alliance Award nomination, "Best Musical Revival," Finian’s Rainbow *Outer Critics Circle Nomination, "Best Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)," Finian’s Rainbow 2018 *Off Broadway Alliance Awards Nomination, "Best New Musical" for Woody Sez *
Outer Critics Circle The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
Awards Nomination, "Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical" for Woody Sez *
Outer Critics Circle The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...
Awards Nomination, "Outstanding Actor in a Musical" for David M. Lutken, Woody Sez *Chita Rivera Awards Nomination, Colin Campbell for Disco Pigs *1st Irish Festival Special Jury Prize, Colin Campbell, for his performance in Disco Pigs


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Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre on NYCkidsARTS.org
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