IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE Written by Jamie Beamish and Anne O’Riordan Starring Anne O’Riordan Directed for streaming by Jamie Beamish A PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE CHARLOTTE MOORE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | CIARÁN O’REILLY, PRODUCING DIRECTOR A PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN Irish Repertory Theatre Presents A Theatre Royal, Waterford and Throwin Shapes Production GHOSTING WRITTEN BY ANNE O'RIORDAN AND JAMIE BEAMISH DIRECTED FOR LIVESTREAM BY JAMIE BEAMISH STARRING ANNE O'RIORDAN ORIGINALLY DIRECTED FOR THE STAGE BY AIDAN KELLY original music, sound, lighting design live video editing by press representatives general manager & projections DERMOT SEÁN MATT ROSS LISA JAMIE QUINN O'SULLIVAN PUBLIC RELATIONS FANE BEAMISH TIME & PLACE Present Day London, UK Waterford, Ireland Running Time: One hour, no intermission. SPECIAL THANKS Irish Repertory Theatre wishes to thank the Howard Gilman Foundation. THIS PRODUCTION IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, AND OTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MANY GENEROUS MEMBERS OF IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE’S PATRON’S CIRCLE. WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ANNE O'RIORDAN (Síle, West End, Edinburgh Fringe, Theatre Playwright) Anne trained Royal Waterford, Belfast Baby Grand at the Royal Central & German Tour), Ghosting with Anne School of Speech and O’ Riordan (Katzpace, London and Drama, London. Theatre Theatre Royal, Waterford) and the credits include: King Lear forthcoming play The Horrors. Jamie (Theatre Royal, Waterford), Ghosting has worked as sound designer and (Katzpace London & Theatre Royal, composer on numerous theatrical Waterford), I and You (GEST), The productions and wrote original Lonesome West (Royal Court, songs for the TNT series "WILL". Liverpool), The Wonderful Wizard of Acting incl: The Beaux’ Stratagem Oz (Octagon Theatre), Gulliver’s (NT-Olivier), Othello (Shakespeare’s Travels (Octagon Theatre), Alice Globe), Merchant of Venice (Theatre in the Quarter), Fallen (Almeida), Trelawny of The Wells Angels (Frinton Summer Theatre), (Donmar), Blue Thunder (Vaults, Overshadowed (Sunday’s Child London), The Taming of The Shrew Theatre Company), The Merry Wives (Shakespeare's Globe), Stones in of Windsor (Merely Theatre), His Pockets (Tricycle Theatre), The Cinderella (Octagon Theatre), A Merchant of Venice (RSC), Macbeth Midsummer Night's Dream (Red (RSC), England People Very Nice (NT Kettle Theatre Company). Television/ - Olivier), A Slight Ache (NT - film credits include: "Call the Midwife" Lyttleton), I, Keano (Olympia Theatre, (BBC), "Doctors" (BBC), "The Clinic" Dublin), The Flags (Manchester (RTÉ), "32A" (Janey Pictures). Royal Exchange - MEN Theatre Award), Sacrifice at Easter, The JAMIE BEAMISH (Playwright, Tempest & The Last Beauty Spot Streaming Director, Original (Corcadorca, Cork), The Winter’s Tale Music, Sound Design, (Propeller - UK, Dublin, Spain, New Projections) Previous work York and China), Calico (West End), at Irish Rep: Sound & Tech Much Ado About Nothing (Peter Hall Designer, Give Me Your Co. - Bath), Midsummer Night’s Hand in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Dream, Two Gentlemen of Verona Theatre, and as a Performance on (Ian Charleson Award nomination),The Screen. Writing credits include: CAT Wind in the Willows, High Society, (The Play) with Richard Hardwick The Pirates of Penzance (all at The (Ambassadors Theatre in London’s Open Air Theatre), The Beauty Queen WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST of Leenane (York Theatre Royal), National Theatre, London and the The Wizard of Oz (Birmingham West End, including the original Rep), Carousel (Perth Rep). Film & West End production of Once the TV work includes: Nigel Berbrooke Musical. On film and TV, Aidan has in "Bridgerton" (Netflix), "HALO" worked on many shows, including (Paramount), "Derry Girls" (Channel "Call the Midwife" (BBC), "Warrior" 4), "Extra Ordinary" (Blinder Films),"WILL" (Cinemax) and the upcoming "Stay (TNT),"The Commuter (Studio Canal), Close" (Netflix). Aidan also Love, Rosie" (Constantin Film), "Pan" narrates audiobooks, with over 50 (Warner Bros.), "London Irish" (Channel titles to date. 4), "Pudsey The Movie" (Syco), "The Borgias" (Showtime), "Hanna" DERMOT QUINN (Lighting Design) (Focus Features), "Anna Karenina", has been a full-time professional "The Eagle", "Atonement" (Working artist and theatrical practitioner Title), "Robin Hood" (Universal/ for over 30 years. A founding Scott Free). member and former Artistic Director of ‘Spraoi’ Street Arts AIDAN KELLY (Original Stage Festival in Waterford, Ireland, he Director) Aidan’s directing credits is currently the Technical Manager include Rigor Mortis and Misterman at the Theatre Royal, Waterford. for Theatre Royal Waterford, as With a wide range of disciplines, well as the 24 Hour Plays for the such as Set & Prop Design, Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s National Lighting Design and Performance Theatre. As an actor, Aidan has Direction & Devising, his work has worked in New York in the original won numerous awards and has production of Howie the Rookie at enjoyed extensive media coverage. PS122, The Abbey Theatre’s Most recent works include Ghosting production of Terminus by Mark (Throwing Shapes & Theatre Royal, O’Rowe at The Public Theater and Lighting Design), The Red Iron Sebastian Barry’s The Pride of (Red Kettle Theatre Company, Set Parnell Street at 59E59. Other Design), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang theatre work includes: many (Cecilian Musical Society, Set productions with The Abbey, Druid, Design), The King Lear Review The Gate, Rough Magic and (Theatre Royal Productions, Set Fishamble, as well as The Royal and Lighting Design), A Taste of Shakespeare Company, the Becket (Theatre Royal Productions, WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Set Design), My Real Life (Theatre Kirwan’s Rebel in the Soul, Finian’s Royal Productions, Set Design), Rainbow, The Phyllis Newman Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya (Garter Women’s Health Initiative gala, Lane Productions, Set Design). Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory, and Juno and the Paycock SEÁN O’SULLIVAN (Live Video Editor) and Dancing at Lughnasa. New York is a theatre technician in the south stage appearances include A Perfect east of Ireland and has been Ganesh, Meet Me in St. Louis, The working in the industry since 2011. Perfect Party, Morning’s at Seven, He has worked with many Irish and Private Lives (with Elizabeth Taylor European artists/companies, from and Richard Burton), and many Waterford Pantomime Society to performances with the New York Fishamble Theatre Company and is Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Moore currently deputy technical has received two Tony Award coordinator at Theatre Royal nominations, the Outer Critics Waterford. Seán also works with Circle Award, the Drama Desk Irish Street theatre company Award, the Drama League Award, “Spraoi” as a builder/maker and the Irish America Top 100 Irish creates spectacle and street theatre Award, The Eugene O’Neill Lifetime for Irish and European festivals as Achievement Award, and the 2008 well as for the annual Spraoi festival. Irish Women Of The Year Award. She is the recipient of the St. Patrick’s CHARLOTTE MOORE (Artistic Director) Committee in Holyoke’s John F. Recent directing assignments Kennedy National Award, and has include: Meet Me in St. Louis: A thrice been listed as one of the “Top Performance on Screen, Love Noël: A 50 Power Women” in Irish America Performance on Screen, Molly Magazine. Charlotte was named Sweeney: A Performance on Screen, “Director of the Year” by The Wall London Assurance, Love, Noël, The Street Journal in 2011. Charlotte Plough and the Stars as part of The has recently been inducted in to the O’Casey Cycle, On a Clear Day You Irish America Hall of Fame and Can See Forever, Three Small Irish been awarded the Presidential Masterpieces by W.B Yeats, Lady Distinguished Service Award for the Gregory and J.M. Synge. New York Irish Abroad, 2019 by President premiere of Brian Friel’s The Home Michael D. Higgins. Place, World premiere of Larry CIARÁN O’REILLY (Producing WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Director) Favorite directing credits been awarded the Presidential include: A Touch Of The Poet: A Distinguished Service Award for Performance on Screen, The Weir: A the Irish Abroad, 2019 by President Performance on Screen, Lady G: Michael D. Higgins. Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, Dublin Carol, The Shadow IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE Founded by of a Gunman, The Seafarer, The Ciarán O’Reilly and Charlotte Moore, Dead, 1904, Shining City, Off the Irish Repertory Theatre opened its doors Meter, On the Record, The Weir with Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the (Calloway Nom.), Banished Children Stars and is now in its 32nd Season. of Eve, The Emperor Jones, Irish Rep is currently the only year-round (Callaway Award, O’Neill Credo theatre company in North America Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, devoted to bringing Irish and Irish- and Lucille Lortel Nom.), The Hairy American works to the stage. Recognized Ape (Drama Desk Drama League with the Jujamcyn Theatres Award, a and Callaway Nom.), Philadelphia, special Drama Desk Award for Here I Come! (Drama Desk Nom). “Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Rep acting roles include Da, Irish Drama,” the Lucille Lortel Award for Juno and the Paycock, Dancing at “Outstanding Body of Work,” and a 2013 Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney, Candida, Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement Aristocrats, A Whistle in the Dark, Award in recognition of 25 years of The Shaughraun, and The Irish and producing outstanding theatre. Irish How They Got That Way. He appeared Rep presents the very best in Irish in the Roundabout Theatre theatre, from the masters to the new Company’s production of A Touch generation of Irish and Irish-American of the Poet with Gabriel Byrne. He writers who are transforming the stage. has appeared at the Abbey Theatre Located in the heart of New York’s Off- in Dublin and made his Broadway Broadway community, Irish Rep offers debut in The Corn is Green. Films an engaging perspective on the Irish and include The Devil’s Own (starring their unique contributions to the world of Harrison Ford), “Law & Order,” “The drama.