Hurl by Charlie O’Neill
Directed by: Tracy Cameron Francis
Venue: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St. Portland
Dates: Oct 5 – 28, 2018
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Tradition, desire and bodies collide when an Irish team made up of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers—originally from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cuba, Bosnia, Vietnam, Argentina and inner-city Dublin—is formed and compete in the very traditional and ancient Irish sport of hurling. Led by an alcoholic priest and a washed-up trainer, the team battles discrimination and bureaucratic barriers to make its way to the All-Ireland finals. With humor, wit and energy, Hurl explores what it means to be Irish in the 21st Century.
CAST: Clara Liis Hillier (Lofty, Ensemble, Cynthia Shur Petts (Rusty, Ensemble), Falynn Burton (Fatmata, Ensemble), James Dixon (Musa, Ensemble), Kenneth Dembo (Ensemble), Alec Lugo (Ensemble), Heath Hun Houghton (Ensemble), Wynee Hu (Ensemble)
CREATIVE TEAM: Amy Katrina Bryan (Stage Manager/Production Manager), Kyra Sanford (Set Design), Summer Olsson (Costume Design), Sarah Hughey# (Light Design), Cameron McFee (Sound Design), Lilo Alfaro (Asst. Stage Manager)
Four Last Things by Lisa Tierney-Keogh
Directed by: Gemma Whelan
Venue: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St. Portland
Dates: Feb 1 – 24, 2019
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Jane is dropping out of college, out of life. She is stuck on her family’s farm in rural Ireland with a father who cannot find the words to articulate his fears, and a dog who intuitively grasps her state of mind but cannot reach her. Four Last Things is an emotionally charged journey through a young woman’s inner battles with depression as those who love her struggle to understand.
CAST: Alexandria Casteele (Jane), Ted Rooney* (Brendan), Jacklyn Maddux* (Bob, the farm dog)
CREATIVE TEAM: Amy Katrina Bryan (Stage Manager/Production Manager, Samie Pfiefer (Set Design), Summer Olsson (Costume Design), Sharath Patel (Sound Design)
Show sponsored by Ellyn Bye.
How to Keep an Alien by Sonya Kelly
Directed by: Gemma Whelan
Venue: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St. Portland
Dates: Apr 12 – May 5, 2019
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Irish Sonya and Australian Kate meet and fall in love, while working on a Russian play with English accents in an Irish castle. Together, they embark on a global odyssey to prove that they have a right to live together in Ireland. How to Keep an Alien is a tender and hilarious story attesting to the perils and obstacles of emigration, and the transformation that Irish society has undergone in recent times. This is a story about falling in love and proving it to the government.
CAST: Sara Hennessy* (Sonya Kelly), Amy Katrina Bryan (as herself, the stage manager)
CREATIVE TEAM: Amy Katrina Bryan (Stage Manager/Production Manager, Actor), Trevor Sargent (Set and Light Design), Summer Olsson (Costume Design), Sharath Patel (Sound Design), Chanell Magee (Props Design)
Run time is of all shows is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
* Member of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
~ Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
# The lighting designer of this production is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
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