Catalpa
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Opened Nov 16, 2008
Closed Nov 30, 2008
Opened Nov 16, 2008
Closed Nov 30, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Irish Arts Center presents the New York premiere of Donal O'Kelly's acclaimed solo piece Catalpa.
The play, which features live musical accompaniment by Trevor Knight, is based on the true story of the daring ship rescue of six Irish prisoners in 1875, and takes audiences on a journey from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Fermantle, Australia to New York City.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Irish Arts Center
553 W 51st St
New York, NY 10019
The Mainstage's season consists of three new plays and three staged readings. The theater seats 99 and is handicapped accessible. Irish Arts Center is the premier showcase for Irish drama in America featuring classics as well as the best new Iris [...] Read More
553 W 51st St
New York, NY 10019
The Mainstage's season consists of three new plays and three staged readings. The theater seats 99 and is handicapped accessible. Irish Arts Center is the premier showcase for Irish drama in America featuring classics as well as the best new Iris [...] Read More
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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Catalpa - mindblowing
Incredibly theatrical, entertaining, and moving. A truly virtuosic performance by Donal OKelly. Wow.
Reviewed by AidanConnolly
on Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2008
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As playwright. performer and director of
Catalpa, the solo play currently performing at Irish Arts Center, Donal O'Kelly seems to rejoice in the musicality of spoken words and in their capacity to paint visual pictures. This infectious love of language fills the two-hour show with precisely chosen words that paint visual pictures for the audience. Unfortunately O'Kelly has far more success rendering these little pictures than with painting the big one: the story gets away from him.
The tale he tells, derived from true events, certainly has the potential to be powerfully told. The heroic adventure of the whaling ship Catalpa, which sailed from Massachusetts in 1875 on a daring mission to fre[...]