Two one act plays from playwright Brian Friel, as he takes on some of Anton Chekov’s work
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THE STEWARD OF CHRISTENDOM (IRT): What went wrong?
Sebastian Barry, author of The Steward of Christendom, is a major Irish playwright. I am a major fan of Irish drama. Irish Heritage Theatre, whose…
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WOMAN AND SCARECROW (Irish Heritage Theatre): When did this all end in tragedy?
An existential, feminist play of wildly mournful keening, filled with rich Ianguage, intense questions, and rueful comedy
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DA (Irish Heritage Theatre): Father and son
In DA, a writer has reached the “go back home” stage of the writer’s life cycle.
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THE WOMEN OF IRELAND (Irish Heritage Theater): Short Irish classics
From modern to historic, tragic to fantastic, THE WOMEN OF IRELAND views the feminine from many angles, creating a fleshed out sculpture of Irish life.
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2016-2017 Phindie Critics’ Awards
Philadelphia theater writers choose their favorite plays of the last season.
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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): Make Ireland Great Again
Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.
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Leading the Blind: Interview with the director and cast of Irish Heritage Theatre’s MOLLY SWEENEY
We presented five questions to IRT’s Peggy Mecham, the director, and the three cast members: Kirsten Quinn as Molly Sweeney, the blind woman; Ethan Lipkin as the husband; and Michael P. Toner as the physician.
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MOLLY SWEENEY (Irish Heritage Theatre): That the blind may see
Turn off your phones, step away from your laptops, and run, don’t walk to the Irish Heritage Theatre’s first ever Barrymore-eligible production.
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Ireland Rising: Irish Heritage Theatre actors respond to THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
Nine Irish Heritage Theatre actors talk about the Irish roots of Sean O’Casey’s THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS.
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Peggy and the PAYCOCK: Interview with Peggy Mecham of Irish Heritage Theatre
Henrik Eger interviews Peggy Mecham about JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK, the second part of playwright Sean O’Casey’s “Dublin Trilogy”.
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JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (IHT): A tragi-comic call for personal responsibility and peace in troubled times
The second installment in playwright Sean O’Casey’s tragi-comic “Dublin Trilogy” traces the misfortunes of a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
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SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (Irish Heritage Theatre): My great-grandfather—the shadow-less gunman
A tragic play gives this Irish American writer a newfound appreciation for his Irish heritage.
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THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (IHT): Humor and horror in the Irish homeland
Set during their fight for independence, this controversial two-act tragicomedy merges realism with poetry for an insightful and funny view of the Irish.
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A NIGHT WITH LADY G (Irish Heritage Theatre): A Trilogy of Proofs of the Irish Gift of Gab!
A NIGHT WITH LADY G features three one-act plays by Lady Augusta Gregory, a key force in the Irish Literary Revival and co-founder of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre
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