Basic Organization Information
Irish Repertory Theatre Company Inc
- Also Known As:
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The Irish Rep
- Physical Address:
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New York, NY
10011 2419
- EIN:
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13-3531713
- Web URL:
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www.irishrep.org
- NTEE Category:
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A65 Theater
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- Year Founded:
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1989
- Ruling Year:
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1994
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Mission Statement
The mission of The Irish Repertory Theatre is:
-to bring works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to a broad American audience;
-to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish American experience; and,
-to encourage the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures.
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Impact Statement
The Irish Rep maintains three year-round principle activities -- Theatrical Productions, we present a balanced offering of new works, classics, plays, and musicals, and are devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works ― from the masters to the new generation of Irish and Irish American writers ― to the stage. Second, we host a free New Works Reading Series where we present nine-to-twelve significant new or emerging works. Third, various Arts Engagement endeavors, which includes our Ticket Subsidy Program offering thousands of free or discounted theatre tickets to seniors and students; we also engage the audience by reaching out with post-show questions and answers as well as neighborhood community and industry events promoting theatre as part of our Audience Development endeavors. In addition, we maintain an Internship/Work-Study Program in an effort to expose the future professional artist to the craft from varying perspectives. Through our Collaborations program, The Irish Rep works with other not-for-profit organizations in order to create new or enhanced opportunities for theatrical presentation and arts education. Finally, we endeavor to make the theatre available to physically challenged patrons through our Accessibility program.
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Chief Executive
Ciaran O'Reilly
Term:
Since
Aug
1988
Chief Executive Profile:
Ciarán O’Reilly is currently starring in The Irish Rep's production of Molly Sweeney. He most recently directed Banished Children of Eve, The Emperor Jones, The Yeats Project, Prisoner of the Crown, Sive, Defender of the Faith, The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk Nom.), The Field, Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Drama Desk Nom.), and The Irish Rep original, The Bells of Christmas. He was recently seen in George Bernard Shaw’s Candida and Brian Friel’s Aristocrats both at The Irish Repertory Theatre and the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Touch Of A Poet with Gabriel Byrne. Previous to that, he appeared at The Westport Country Playhouse, the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and made his Broadway debut in The Corn is Green. His many Off-Broadway roles include: The Shadow of a Gunman; The Hostage; Da, Summer and The Au Pair Man; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; The Playboy of the Western World; Grandchild of Kings; Same Old Moon; A Whistle in the Dark; The Shaughraun; The Country Boy; and The Irish...and How They Got That Way. He appeared in The Devil’s Own (starring Harrison Ford), “Law & Order” (NBC), “The Irish...and How They Got That Way” (WNEW), and “Third Watch” (NBC). He has been honored with the Irish America Top 100 Irish Award and is recipient of the St. Patrick’s Committee in Holyoke’s John F. Kennedy National Award, the 2010 “O’Neill Credo Award,” and the 2009-2010 Joe A Callaway Award.
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Program:
Principle Activities
- Budget:
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$2,491,890
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES
The Irish Repertory Theatre maintains three principle activities –
Theatrical Productions
The Irish Rep presents a balanced offering of classics, new works, plays, and musicals, and is devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works ― from the masters to the new generation of Irish and Irish American writers ― to the stage. The Irish Rep imports the finest in contemporary theatre from Ireland while providing a platform for the creation of new works by talented artists. We draw our artistic participants from the richest talent in New York City and around the world, many of whom have been honored by Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, Emmy, and Academy awards and nominations. The 140-seat Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage season, traditionally consists of five productions per season presented for a period of eight weeks each. In addition to readings of new plays and one full production per year, the 55-seat W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre presents productions as institutional capacity and funding support permit.
New Works Reading Series
Vital to our mission is the development of new works. The Irish Rep has traditionally presented at least nine to twelve readings of new plays during each season. The New Works Reading Series is designed to feature new works by emerging and established artists and serves as an incubator for shows to be considered for future Mainstage productions such as the 2007 production of Stuart Carolan’s Defender of the Faith, which was read as part of the series in 2006. In addition, Banished Children of Eve by Kelly Younger, adapted from the novel by Peter Quinn, was read as part of the series in 2009 and is now scheduled to be produced during our 2010-2011 Mainstage season. Free from the pressures of full-scale production, and with financial, logistical, and administrative support otherwise not available to emerging and established playwrights at this stage of play development, the series is a forum in which the artist can see his or her work on a stage, collaborate with other professionals, and engage audiences in a free, open exchange of thoughts and ideas about the developing work.
Arts Engagement
The Irish Rep is widely recognized for its longstanding commitment to playwrights and artists, multiple award-winning productions, and its ongoing dedication to engaging communities in a greater appreciation of Irish and Irish American works. The Irish Rep seeks to develop an audience of open-minded theatre-goers across all boundaries by producing theatre that is challenging, entertaining, and creatively staged.
Our Arts Engagement endeavors are geared to attract an extensive group made up of the general theatre-going public as well as providing additional assistance to senior and student groups, specifically through our Ticket Subsidy Program, who might be unable to attend the theatre. We engage the audience by reaching out with post-show discussions as well as neighborhood or industry events promoting theatre as part of our Audience Development endeavors. In addition, we maintain an Internship/Work-Study Program in an effort to expose future professional artists to the craft from varying perspectives, through our Collaborations we work with other organizations in order to create new or enhanced opportunities for theatrical presentation and arts education; and, finally, we endeavor to make the theatre available to physically challenged patrons through our Accessibility program.
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