Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre
Address132 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011
OwnerCiarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore
Construction
OpenedSeptember 1988

40°44′33.7″N 73°59′41″W / 40.742694°N 73.99472°W / 40.742694; -73.99472

The Irish Repertory Theatre is an off-Broadway theatre company founded in 1988.

History

The Irish Repertory Theatre was founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore, opening in September 1988 with Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars.

In 1995, the company moved to its permanent home in Chelsea 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 Jujamcyn Award, a special Drama Desk Award for "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish drama," and the Lucille Lortel Award 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 American Irish Historical Society headquarters on Fifth Avenue was home to the Irish Repertory Theatre's production of The Dead, 1904. The show was an adaptation of James Joyce's short story "The Dead", adapted by novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz and her husband, Irish poet Paul Muldoon. 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.

In 2017, the company received an Obie Grant from the Obie Awards presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice.

Season history

2023
2021–2022 Season
2020–2021 Season
2019–2020 Season
2018–2019 Season
2017–2018 Season
2016–2017 Season
2015–2016 Season
2014–2015 Season
2013–2014 Season
2012 – 2013
2011 – 2012
2010 – 2011
2009–2010
2008–2009
2007–2008
2006–2007
2005–2006
2004–2005
2003–2004
2002–2003
2001–2002
2000–2001
1999–2000
1998–1999
1997–1998
1996–1997
1995–1996
1994–1995
1992–1993
1991–1992
1990=1991
1989–1990
1988–1989

Awards

1992

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2002

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Irish Repertory Theatre". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Gioia, Michael (18 July 2011). "Irish Repertory Theatre Will Receive 2011 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award". Playbill.
  3. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (6 August 2014). "Renovation Plan Sends Irish Rep's Season to a Temporary Home". New York Times, ArtsBeat. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Kis, Eva (29 November 2017). "Theater Review: Learn how to live from The Dead 1904". Metro US. Metro New York. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Irish Rep Brings James Joyce’s “The Dead” to Life", Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 4 December 2017
  6. 1 2 3 "Obie Awards 2017". outercritics.org. Obie Awards.
  7. ↑ "THE PIGEON IN THE TAJ MAHAL Begins Tonight at Irish Rep". BroadwayWorld.com.
  8. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (5 October 2017). "It's a Wonderful Life Live Radio Play Will Return Off-Broadway". Playbill.
  9. ↑ Purcell, Carey (26 March 2014). "Irish Rep Will Present Romantic Drama Sea Marks, Starring Patrick Fitzgerald and Tony Nominee Xanthe Elbrick". Playbill.
  10. 1 2 3 Jones, Kenneth (29 August 2012). "Irish Rep Season Includes Julian Sands Making NYC Debut Reflecting on Harold Pinter, Directed by John Malkovich". Playbill.
  11. ↑ "For Love".
  12. 1 2 3 "1991–1992 – Outer Critics Circle". outercritics.org. Outer Critics Circle.
  13. ↑ "2001–2002 – Outer Critics Circle". outercritics.org. Outer Critics Circle.
  14. ↑ "2007–2008 – Outer Critics Circle". outercritics.org. Outer Critics Circle.