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The Irish Repertory Theatre stages the works of Irish and Irish-American classic and contemporary playwrights, encourages the development of new works focused on the Irish and Irish-American experience, and produces the works of other cultures interpreted through the lens of an Irish sensibility. Irish Rep has celebrated the very best in Irish theatre Off-Broadway for twenty-six years, from the masters such as Brien Friel, Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, Dylan Thomas, and Conor McPherson to the new generation of Irish and Irish-American writers who are transforming the stage.
Located in a beautiful turn of the century mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, The American Irish Historical Society has been a center of Irish culture and knowledge in continuous operation since 1897. The Society is host to cultural events such as concerts, plays, readings, lectures, exhibitions, and films.
Dot Dot Productions Created by sisters Jean Hanff Korelitz and Nina Korelitz Matza, Dot Dot Productions was originally formed to bring THE DEAD, 1904 to life in 2016 in New York City. Now in our third year, we are excited to be reviving THE DEAD, 1904 for winter 2018. Dot Dot also has several new theatrical concepts in development. Nina Korelitz Matza is theater producer and Executive Coach. Producing highlights include Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey. Her coaching practice is focused on helping employees of not-for-profit and small business organizations to maximize personal and organizational impact. She is also the Creator and Producer of the Listen More podcast with Dr. Anne Marie Albano. Nina holds an MBA from New York University and a BA in Art History and Italian from Connecticut College. She is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Ars Nova Theater company and a founding member of the Advisory Council of The New Victory theater. (See below for information on Jean Hanff Korelitz)
Known for its dedication to seasonal ingredients, innovative culinary presentations and exceptional service, Great Performances has been a dynamic presence on New York City’s cultural landscape since its 1979 roots as a part-time staffing agency for women in the arts. Today it counts a number of the city's most high-profile cultural institutions as clients, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Asia Society Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Brooklyn Museum. For the audiences of THE DEAD 1904, Great Performances will prepare an interpretation of the dinner so lyrically described by James Joyce in “The Dead.” It will be a memorable one-of-a-kind meal incorporating ingredients from Great Performances’ organic Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY, where the company has been engaged in sustainable agricultural practices since 2007.
Paul Muldoon (co-adaptor), winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Moy Sand and Gravel, is the author of 15 major collections of poetry, and the former poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine. He holds the Howard G.B. Clark '21 chair in the Humanities at Princeton University.
Jean Hanff Korelitz (co-adaptor, co-producer) is the author of nine novels, including The Sequel, The Latecomer (adaptation coming from Campout Productions/Fifth Season), The Plot (adaptation starring Mahershala Ali coming from Hulu Onyx), Admission (adapted for film as Admission (2013) starring Tina Fey), You Should Have Known (adapted as HBO’s The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland).
Ciaran O'Reilly (director) has helmed Irish Rep's productions of Shining City; The Weir (Lucille Lortel and Callaway Award nominations); The Emperor Jones (Callaway Award; O'Neill Credo Award; Drama Desk, Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nominations); The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk, Drama League and Callaway nominations); Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Drama Desk nomination); the world premiere of Banished Children of Eve; as well as the recent productions of Sea Marks, Port Authority, and The Quare Land, among others. As an actor, he has been seen in the Irish Rep productions of Da, Juno and the Paycock, Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney, Aristocrats, A Whistle in the Dark, The Shaughraun, and The Irish and How They Got That Way. He also appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of A Touch of the Poet with Gabriel Byrne at the Abbey Theater in Dublin; and made his Broadway debut in The Corn is Green. He has been honored three times by Irish America Magazine with the Irish America "Top 100 Irish" Award.