1st Irish Festival Announces 2011 Line-up

1st Irish has announced the full line-up of events to be featured in ew York’s only all-Irish theatre festival, to run September 5 to October 3 in various venues.

American companies presenting work Mabou Mines’ New York premiere of Lucia’s Chapters Coming Forth by Day, written and directed by Sharon Fogarty and starring Ruth Maleczech, September 14 to 25 at P.S. 122; The Mint’s production of Temporal Powers by Teresa Deevy, now playing through September 25; Origin Theatre Co.’s Breaking Ground on Saturday September 24, 3:15pm, at A.R.T. Studios at 520; the British National Theatre of America’s American premiere of Reflections at Stage Left Studio Theatre, September 15 to October 2; Tir Na Theatre Co.’s reading of Dawnhurst at the American Irish Historical Society, Monday September 26 at 7pm; Inis Nua’s New York premiere of Dublin by Lamplight at 59E59 Theaters, September 8 to October 2; and Queens Irish Center’s screening of Mickey Bo and Me, on Friday September 16 at 8:15pm.

Theatre companies bringing work to the festival from Ireland include Fishamble’s Noah and the Tower Flower by Sean McLoughlin at 78th Street Theatre Lab, September 7 to October 2; Tall Tales’ Bogboy by Deirdre Kinahan at the Irish Arts Center, September 7 to 25; Cirque de Légume’s self-titled show at 59E59 Theaters, September 6 to October 2; and Brassneck Theatre Company’s Night with George at the Times Square Arts Center, September 5 to October 2.

Panel events will include “Challenge for the Actor,” a free interactive discussion featuring actors in the festival (NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House, September 22 at 7pm) and a panel that focuses on the growth of a thriving theatre and cultural scene in Northern Ireland (NY Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center, Tuesday September 20, 6:30pm).

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