The month-long Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, devoted to producing the plays of contemporary Irish playwrights from around the world, runs four weeks from January 7 to February 3, 2020. A total 15 events, including seven mainstage productions from Belfast, Dublin, Wexford, and Manhattan and Queens, will be seen in- and out-of-competition. Among the productions, three are American premieres and two are world premieres. Fifteen contemporary Irish writers are represented with work in the Festival.
The Festival also includes a concert by Irish country music performer Nathan Carter who brings his live show “Celtic Country” to the Cutting Room for a special one-night-only engagement. The show fuses Celtic, country and pop and features special guest, and Celtic Woman star, Chloë Agnew.
Origin 1st Irish 2020 takes place in a number of venues across New York City, including the 59E59 Theaters, Irish Repertory Theatre (two theatres), The American Irish Historical Society, Scandinavia House, The NY Irish Center, A.R.T. New York, The Secret Theatre, The National Arts Club, The Cutting Room, Symphony Space, Swift Hibernian Lounge, The Alchemical Studios, The Irish Consulate, and NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House.
Under the artistic direction of George C. Heslin, and now in its 17th season, Origin Theatre Company has introduced works by 250 playwrights to US audiences, from such countries as the Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, Macedonia, Norway, Italy, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
For Festival details and tickets visit www.origintheatre.org
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