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Irish Arts Center presents
A Tribute to Brian Friel
Friday, May 01, 2009
Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Ireland’s Legendary Playwright
Length: 2 hrs 00 mins Intermission: Yes Seating: Assigned by SmartTix Seat assignments are assigned by the SmartTix, based on the best seat at the time the order is completed.
Join Patrick Mason, Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Dancing at Lughnasa, for an unforgettable evening with some of New York's top actors reading from Brian Friel's incredible body of work over five decades, including A Saucer of Larks (1962); Philadelphia, Here I Come (1964); Lovers (1967); The Freedom of the City (1973); Faith Healer (1979); Translations (1980); Dancing at Lughnasa (1990); and The Home Place (2007).
Featuring JEREMY BOBB (Translations) HANNAH CABELL (A Man for All Seasons, In the Next Room) ORLAGH CASSIDY (Our Country’s Good, Present Laughter, Aristocrats) DASHIELL EAVES (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Coram Boy, Becky Shaw) GERALDINE HUGHES (Translations, Belfast Blues, Gran Torino, Rocky Balboa) JOHN KEATING (Aristocrats, Ladies and Gents, HBO’s John Adams) PETER MALONEY (The Cripple of Inishmaan, Arcadia, To Be Or Not To Be) JAN MAXWELL (Dancing at Lughnasa, Coram Boy, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) CIARAN O’REILLY (A Touch of the Poet, Aristocrats, Philadelphia Here I Come) PETER SCANAVINO (Shining City, subUrbia) FIONA WALSH (The Shaughran, Da)
Special Guest PATRICK MASON 1992 Tony Award Winner, Best Director, Dancing at Lughnasa
Directed by David Sullivan Casting by Howard Cherpakov Casting
Presented in association with Queens University, Belfast NYU Glucksman Ireland House Culture Ireland
Proceeds to support Irish Arts Center New Plays Partnership, which matches Irish playwrights with American directors in the development of new work.
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