### Event Description: On Beckett - Irish Repertory Theatre

**Event Title:** On Beckett

**Venue:** Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011

**Dates:** July 10 - August 4, 2024

**Performance Schedule:**
- Wednesday: 2 PM & 7 PM
- Thursday: 7 PM
- Friday: 7 PM
- Saturday: 2 PM & 7 PM
- Sunday: 3 PM

**Running Time:** 90 minutes, no intermission

**Conceived and Performed by:** Bill Irwin

**Event Overview:**
Irish Repertory Theatre, in association with Octopus Theatricals, proudly presents Bill Irwin’s award-winning "On Beckett" for a limited summer engagement. This intimate 90-minute performance delves into the works of Samuel Beckett, exploring the relationship between performer and writer. Bill Irwin, a MacArthur Fellow and Tony Award-winning actor, brings his mastery of physical and verbal skills to the stage, offering a dynamic showcase of Beckett’s language through pieces like "Waiting for Godot" and "Texts for Nothing."

**Special Events:**
- **Opening Night/Patron Night:** Thursday, July 11 at 7 PM

**Ticket Information:**
- **Premium Seating:** $95
- **Standard Seating:** $80
- **Rear Seating:** $60
- **GreenSeats:** $25
- **Wheelchair & Companion Space:** Available at all standard levels

**Additional Details:**
- Not suitable for those under the age of 12.
- A $3.50 processing fee applies to all single tickets sold online or via phone.
- Irish Rep Members receive early access to all shows and a 20% discount on ticket prices.
- Complimentary tickets are available to Irish Rep members beginning at the Partner level.
- Premium Seats are included in Member Flex Passes at the Benefactor Level and above.
- Membership discounts can be applied toward Premium Seats for Friend, Sponsor, Associate, and Partner Level Members.

**Box Office Information:**
- Tickets cannot be purchased online one hour before the scheduled showtime. For last-minute purchases, call the Box Office at 212.727.2737 or visit the theatre.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Phone:** 212.727.2737
- **Office Phone:** 212.255.0270

**Website:** [Irish Repertory Theatre](https://www.irishrep.org)

Experience the compelling language of Samuel Beckett through the unique lens of Bill Irwin in this not-to-be-missed theatrical event.

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On Beckett

Irish Repertory Theatre

There Will Be Rainbows is an intimate cabaret, first performed in the atmospheric surroundings of Dublin’s Fumbally Café, about Stefan Fae’s adventures in New York City. The show features storytelling and the music of Rufus Wainwright, Coco Rosie, LCD Soundsystem, Lou Reed and Cole Porter, alongside original compositions by Stefan Fae.

There Will Be Rainbows

This evening features storytelling and dance, in collaboration with Nick Eibler of Queer to Tell and Irish dance and drag performer Héruma Hazit. The evening will also feature Irish Dancers Kaitlyn Sardin and KJ Campbell.

The Folktale That Made Me: A Night Of Storytelling And Dance

89 is a Dublin story inspired by the life of Christine Buckley, an Irish activist and campaigner, who served as the director of the Aislinn support and education group for survivors of Industrial Schools in Ireland. An honest portrayal of industrial abuse, abandonment, identity and seeking answers, 89 is ultimately a story of survival.

A story about Dublin, set outside Dublin; about the present, set in the past. One night, in an all-white neighborhood in Corktown, Detroit, an Irish immigrant answers a knock at her door. A Black woman on her doorstep insists she is due to move into the spare room upstairs. After a small struggle, she comes inside. Now what?

Corktown

The Black Wolfe Tone is about muddled identity and how trauma can be passed down from generation to generation. It’s about a culture of silence and raging against the machine… about the mind, and how young men deal, or don’t deal, with the darkness. At its heart, it’s about a young boy seeking forgiveness, the inner child wanting only to be loved.

The Black Wolfe Tone

BENT! follows Shayo, a young Black Irish woman, as she navigates self-acceptance. Over the Christmas holidays, Shayo battles with whether to listen to the voice within herself or to listen to the trusted voices of her parents. Influenced by Yoruba mythology and Christian beliefs, Shayo’s journey begs the question: Who will she listen to by the new year? Herself or her family?

BENT!

Molly has happily experienced the world differently since she was ten months old. When Frank, her restless, unemployed, and enthusiastic husband, makes her blindness his latest cause, he recruits Mr. Rice, a once-famous surgeon who, despite his struggles, agrees to attempt to restore Molly’s sight.

Molly Sweeney

### Gala 2024: Let’s Put On A Show

**Date and Time:** Monday, June 3, 2024, at 7:00 PM  
**Location:** The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, New York City  
**Followed by:** Dinner at Bryant Park Grill

**Event Overview:**
Join the Irish Repertory Theatre for a star-studded, one-night-only event celebrating 35 years of Irish Rep musicals. The evening will feature a spectacular concert with full orchestra and chorus, directed and arranged by Charlotte Moore. The concert will showcase songs from beloved musicals such as "Finian’s Rainbow," "Meet Me in St. Louis," "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," "Donnybrook," "The Butcher Boy," "Ernest in Love," "The Irish and How They Got That Way," and hits by Sondheim and Lerner & Loewe.

**Performers:**
The illustrious cast includes:
- Shereen Ahmed
- Nicholas Barasch
- Emma Camp
- Kerry Conte
- Melissa Errico
- Ali Ewoldt
- Danielle Ferland
- Angela Grovey
- Bill Irwin
- David Lutken
- Kyle Taylor Parker
- Jon Peterson
- Maryann Plunkett
- Ciarán Sheehan
- Gary Troy
- DeLaney Westfall
- And many more to be announced

**Honorees:**
- **Visionary Leadership Honoree:** Tom Cashin, co-director of Jed Johnson Home, recognized for his service and leadership within the Irish Repertory Theatre community.
- **Artistic Honoree:** Barry McNabb, a cherished collaborator and choreographer with over 30 years of contributions to the Irish Rep.

**Ways to Support:**
- **Vice Chair Package ($50,000):** Includes VIP cocktails, premier seating, and recognition.
- **Director’s Circle Package ($25,000):** Includes VIP cocktails, premium seating, and recognition.
- **Benefactor’s Circle Package ($12,500):** Includes cocktails, prime seating, and recognition.
- **Partner Single Ticket ($2,500):** Includes cocktails, premier seating, and recognition.
- **Supporter Single Ticket ($1,250):** Includes cocktails, prime seating, and recognition.
- **Cocktails and Performance Only Package ($500):** Includes cocktails and prime seating.

**Additional Information:**
- **Concert-Only Tickets:** Available for those who wish to attend the concert without the dinner.
- **Journal Ads:** Full-page and half-page ads available for purchase to support the event.
- **Contributions:** Donations are welcome to support the Irish Repertory Theatre’s mission.

**Schedule:**
- **5:30 PM:** Pre-Show Cocktails
- **7:00 PM:** Performance
- **8:30 PM:** Dinner with the Cast

**Contact Information:**
For more details or to reserve tickets and packages, please contact Emilia Smart-Denson at 212-255-0270 or email Emilia@IrishRep.org.

**Note:** All proceeds support the Irish Repertory Theatre and its mission to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish-American experience through evocative works of theater, music, and dance.

Gala 2024 Let’s Put On A Show!

The Town Hall

Set in 1962, this classic bittersweet comedy revolves around the young Gar O’Donnell on the eve of his departure from Ireland to America. Gar’s heartache from losing his girlfriend to a successful businessman propels him to accept an invitation to go and live with an aunt in Philadelphia. Despite the wild fantasies of what life in America might hold, and his yearning to escape the tedium of small town Ballybeg, a kind word from his taciturn father could change his mind.

Philadelphia, Here I Come!

Set in Ballybeg Hall in County Donegal, Brian Friel’s Chekhovian masterpiece chronicles the decaying home of District Justice O’Donnell, where the family congregate for a wedding, but stay to attend a funeral. Friel’s tale of three sisters and their ‘eccentric’ brother reveals the way in which the ache of one family becomes the microcosm for the ache of a society.

Aristocrats

Irish Repertory Theatre will produce its debut production of Brian Friel’s Translations as the first installment of The Friel Project. In 1833 Baile Beag, County Donegal, a hedge schoolmaster gives his Irish-speaking students a classical education, versing them in Ancient Greek and Latin—but not in English. Meanwhile, the British Army arrives to create a new map of Ireland that will “standardize” the Irish place-names to English. When the schoolmaster’s son returns home from Dublin to serve as the Army’s translator, the fate of the Irish locals and their native tongue is cast into uncertainty. The play is a captivating exploration of the power of language to kindle romance, ignite tensions, and inflame the human heart’s yearning to understand.

Irish Repertory Theatre

Jul 10 - Aug 4, 2024

On Beckett

Jun 28, 2024

There Will Be Rainbows

Irish Repertory Theatre