IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE REFLECTIONS OF MOLLY BLOOM IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE CHARLOTTE MOORE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | CIARÁN O’REILLY, PRODUCING DIRECTOR A PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN FILMED AT LYRIC THEATRE, BELFAST BELFAST BLUES WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY GERALDINE HUGHES STAGE PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY CAROL KANE video editor sound editor press representative general manager JUDE M. FLORIAN MATT ROSS LISA LYNCH STAAB PUBLIC RELATIONS FANE TIME & PLACE 1970s - 80s in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Running Time: 75 minutes, no intermission Irish Repertory Theatre would like to thank the Howard Gilman Foundation for their support in throughout this season. Produced under the 2020 SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement. 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, AXE-HOUGHTON FOUNDATION, 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 GERALDINE HUGHES CAROL KANE (Director, Stage (Writer, Performer) Production) Carol Kane’s theater credits received the Los include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Angeles Ovation, The Tempest, Midsummer Night’s Garland and Drama Dream,Wicked, Love, Loss and What I Critics Circle Awards Wore, Harvey, The Children’s Hour, Beth and a Drama League Henley’s The Debutante’s Ball and The Award Nomination for Lucky Spot, John Cassavetes’ A Woman Outstanding Performance for her solo of Mystery, and more. Her television play Belfast Blues, which she also and film work is extensive. She was wrote. Geraldine’s stage credits nominated for Best Actress at the include: Harry Potter And The Cursed Academy Awards for “Hester Street”. Child, as Professor McGonagall, She won two Emmy Awards as ‘Simka’ Jerusalem, opposite Mark Rylance on “Taxi” and garnered an Emmy (Broadway and West End). Other nomination for her work in “Chicago theatre: Particle Of Dread (opposite Hope.” Kane was also a series regular Stephen Rea), Cyrano De Bergerac on the award-wining Netflix series (Broadway), Translations (Broadway), “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” as Molly Sweeney (Irish Repertory ‘Lillian’, and currently stars opposite Al Theatre), Pumpgirl (MTC), Orson’s Pacino in Amazon’s “Hunters.” Shadow, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Weir, and The Architect. Television JONATHAN CHRISTMAN (Lighting and credits include: Kevin Can Wait, Law Projection Design, Stage Production) and Order SVU, The Blacklist, Blue Jonathan Christman is a professor of Bloods, Nurse Jackie, Mercy, The Good scenic and lighting design at Wake Wife, Law and Order CI, Law & Order, Forest University in Winston-Salem, Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle, NC. Notable productions include ER. She has starred in several features Eurydice, Marisol, King Lear, Wings, including The Book Of Henry, Time Out Grapes of Wrath, The Laramie Project, Of Mind, Gran Torino, Rocky Balboa and Angels in America. Jonathan was a and Killing Lincoln, and most recently founding member of The Virtual Theatre Nine Days, with Winston Duke and Project. The world premiere of Virtual’s Benedict Wong. Geraldine received an Belfast Blues earned him the Los honorary doctorate from Queens Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for University, Belfast, for her contribution best digital imagery design. Jonathan to the arts. She is currently filming has continued to refine his vision for the new Showtime TV series Your Belfast Blues for venues in Los Angeles, Honor, opposite Bryan Cranston. Chicago, Belfast, New York, and WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST London, and was nominated for two LA (New World Stages); The Bonapartes (Ars Ovation Awards for scenic and lighting Nova); A Bright New Boise (Partial Comfort) design for the Rubicon Theatre and The Suitcase Opera (Chicago Opera production. He has also designed Next Vanguard). Staab was born and raised in Fall, Kimberly Akimbo, Dead Man’s Cell Germany and received his BA from Oberlin Phone, and the 2013 world premiere of College and MFA from Krannert Center. He Daniel Singer’s A Perfect Likeness for is an associate artist with Sinking Ship North Carolina-based Paper Lantern Productions and the resident sound Theatre Company. Jonathan’s original designer at the O’Neill National Playwrights projections were featured in a 2013 Conference. florianstaab.com collaborative production of Moises Kaufman’s 33 Variations by Wake CIARÁN O’REILLY (Producing Director) Forest University and the Winston- Favorite directing credits include: The Salem Festival Stage. Weir: A Performance on Screen, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, JONATHAN SNIPES (Sound Design, Dublin Carol, The Shadow of a Gunman, Stage Production) Jonathan Snipes is The Seafarer, The Dead, 1904, Shining a composer and sound designer for City, Off the Meter, on the Record, The Film and Theater living in Los Angeles. Weir (Calloway Nom.), Banished Children He occasionally teaches sound design of Eve, The Emperor Jones, (Callaway in the theater department at UCLA, Award, O’Neill Credo Award, Drama Desk, and is a member of the rap group Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Nom.), ‘clipping’. jonat8han.com The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk Drama League and Callaway Nom.), Philadelphia, M. FLORIAN STAAB (Post-Production Here I Come! (Drama Desk Nom) Irish Sound Design) is a sound designer and Rep acting roles include: Molly Sweeney: composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Credits A Performance on Screen, Da, Juno and include: The Library, Pretty Hunger and the Paycock, Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Teenage Dick (Public Theater); Uncle Sweeney, Candida, Aristocrats, A Whistle Vanya (Pearl Theatre Company); Nomad in the Dark, The Shaughraun, and The Motel (Pittsburgh City Theatre); Into the Irish and How They Got That Way. He Breeches! (Trinity Rep); Winners (Ensemble appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Studio Theatre); Death of the Liberal Class Company’s production of A Touch of the (New Ohio); Crackskull Row (The Cell and Poet with Gabriel Byrne. He has appeared Irish Rep); On Beckett with Bill Irwin (Irish at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin and made Rep); Minor Character (New Saloon); A his Broadway debut in The Corn is Green. Hunger Artist (Tank/Sinking Ship); This Films include The Devil’s Own (starring Lingering Life (Here Arts); Mad Libs Live! Harrison Ford), “Law & Order,” “The Irish WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST and How They Got That Way,” “Third in Holyoke’s John F. Kennedy National Watch,” “Bored to Death” and “The Award, and has thrice been listed as Knick.” Ciarán has been inducted in to one of the “Top 50 Power Women” in the Irish America Hall of Fame and was Irish America Magazine. Charlotte was awarded the Presidential Distinguished named “Director of the Year” by The Service Award for the Irish Abroad, 2019 Wall Street Journal in 2011. Charlotte by President Michael D. Higgins. has been inducted in to the Irish America Hall of Fame and was awarded CHARLOTTE MOORE (Artistic Director) the Presidential Distinguished Service Recent directing assignments include: Award for the Irish Abroad, 2019 by Molly Sweeney: A Performance on President Michael D. Higgins. Screen, Love Noël: A Performance on Screen, London Assurance, Love Noël, IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE Founded The Plough and the Stars, On a Clear by Ciarán O’Reilly and Charlotte Day You Can See Forever, Three Small Moore, Irish Repertory Theatre opened Irish Masterpieces by William Butler its doors in 1988 with Sean O’Casey’s Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M. Synge. NY The Plough and the Stars and is now premiere of Brian Friel’s The Home in its 31st Season. Irish Rep is currently Place, World premiere of Larry Kirwan’s the only year-round theatre company Rebel in the Soul, Finian’s Rainbow, in North America devoted to bringing The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Irish and Irish-American works to the Initiative gala, Truman Capote’s A stage. Recognized with the Jujamcyn Christmas Memory, and Juno and the Theatres Award, a special Drama Desk Paycock and Dancing at Lughnasa. Award for “Excellence in Presenting New York stage appearances include A Distinguished Irish Drama,” the Perfect Ganesh, Meet Me in St. Louis, Lucille Lortel Award for “Outstanding The Perfect Party, Morning’s at Seven, Body of Work,” and a 2013 Outer Private Lives (with Elizabeth Taylor Critics Circle Special Achievement and Richard Burton), and many Award in recognition of 25 years of performances with the New York producing outstanding theatre. Irish Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Moore has Rep presents the very best in Irish received two Tony Award nominations, theatre, from the masters to the new the Outer Critics Circle Award, the generation of Irish and Irish-American Drama Desk Award, the Drama League writers who are transforming the Award, the Irish America Top 100 Irish stage. Located in the heart of New Award, The Eugene O’Neill Lifetime York’s Off-Broadway community, Irish Achievement Award, and the 2008 Irish Rep offers an engaging perspective Women Of The Year Award. She is the on the Irish and their unique recipient of the St. Patrick’s Committee contributions to the world of drama. 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