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History

Corrib Theatre began in 2012 with a reading of A Night in November by Marie Jones, and now produces a full three-play season. Founding Artistic Director Gemma Whelan was born and raised in Ireland and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area as a teacher and freelance director for over 25 years before moving to Portland.

Corrib Theatre is the only Irish Theatre company in the American West.

Cuireadh tús le Corrib Theatre - Amharclann na Coirbe – i 2012 le léamh ar A Night in November (Oíche i mí na Samhna) le Marie Jones, agus anois táirgeann sé séasúr iomlán trí-imirt. Rugadh agus tógadh in Éirinn an stiúrthóir bunaitheach, Gemma Whelan, agus bhí sí ag obair i gceantar San Francisco Bay mar oide agus mar stiúrthóir neamhspleách ar feadh breis agus 25 bliana sular aistrigh sí go Portland.

Is é Corrib Theatre (Amharclann na Coirbe) an t-aon foireann garimiúil amharclainne in iartharna Stáit Aontaithe.

2023-2024

Woman and Scarecrow

by Marina Carr

Spear

by CN Smith

From a Hole in the Ground

by Ken Yoshikawa

2022-2023

The Frederick Douglass Project

by Deirdre Kinahan & Psalmayene 24

directed by Bobby Bermea

Metaverse

by Hannah Khalil

directed by Holly Griffith

Trade

by Mark O’Halloran

directed by Tamara Carroll

Myra’s Story

by Brian Foster

directed by Gemma Whelan

2021-2022

Maz & Bricks

by Eva O’Connor

directed by Melody Erfani

The Smuggler

by Ronán Noone

directed by Gemma Whelan

Kissing the Witch

by Emma O’Donoghue

directed by Tracy Cameron Francis

2020-2021

Pretty Proud Boy (audio)

by Rosaleen McDonagh

directed by Gemma Whelan

Whose Child Am I Anyway? (audio)

by Bisi Adigun

directed by Bobby Bermea

Sweet Afton (audio)

by Jaki McCarrick

directed by Tracy Cameron Francis

2019-2020

Eclipsed

by Patricia Burke Brogan

directed by Gemma Whelan

James X

by Gerard Mannix Flynn

directed by Gemma Whelan

2018-2019

Hurl

by Charlie O’Neill

directed by Tracey Cameron Francis

Four Last Things

by Lisa Tierney-Keogh

directed by Gemma Whelan

How to Keep an Alien

by Sonya Kelly

directed by Gemma Whelan

2017-2018

Belfast Girls

by Jaki McCarrick

directed by Gemma Whelan

Lifeboat

by Nicola McCartney

directed by Avital Shira

Quietly

by Owen McCafferty

directed by Gemma Whelan

2016-2017

The Testament of Mary

by Colm Tóibín

directed by Gemma Whelan

Chapatti

by Christian O’Reilly

directed by Gemma Whelan

2015-2016

Little Gem

by Elaine Murphy

directed by Gemma Whelan

Chapatti

by Christian O’Reilly

directed by Gemma Whelan

2014-2015

A Night in November

by Marie Jones

directed by Gemma Whelan

Little Gem

by Elaine Murphy

directed by Gemma Whelan

Our New Girl

by Nancy Harris

directed by Gemma Whelan

2013-2014

St. Nicholas

by Conor McPherson

directed by Gemma Whelan

The Hen Night Epiphany

by Jimmy Murphy

directed by Gemma Whelan

“The years do what they do best. Fly.”

— from Spear by CN Smith