THO’ IT WERE TEN THOUSAND MILES
Presented by Irish American Theater Company
May 16-18
East End
Directed by Maureen A. Kennedy
Cast: Michael McEvilley as Seamus & Carrington Rowe as Fiona
A May/December love story, the play combines romance, comedy and loss. Seamus, a retired college professor from Ireland, falls in love with a young folk singer, Fiona, whom he discovers on You Tube, who suddenly turns up on his Midwestern campus.
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On May 16, 2014, the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati will present the world premiere of THO’ IT WERE TEN THOUSAND MILES, a play written by William H. A. Williams and directed by Maureen A. Kennedy, founder of the Irish American Theater Company.
A May/December love story, the play combines romance, comedy and loss. Seamus, a retired college professor from Ireland, falls in love with a young folk singer, Fiona, whom he discovers on You Tube, who suddenly turns up on his Midwestern campus.
Playwright William H.A. Williams, a resident of Anderson Township, is an author (several books on Ireland), musician, and former professor at University College Dublin Ireland, where he taught American History for years.
The role of Seamus is played by Michael McEvilley, who has played many leading and supporting parts for the IATC. Carrington Rowe, a 23-year-old Cincinnati actress, is making her debut with the company.
After the play’s Cincinnati debut, the company will take the production to the Acting Irish International Theater Festival in Delray Beach, Florida.
THO’ IT WERE TEN THOUSAND MILES will be performed Friday and Saturday May 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday May 18 at 2 p.m. at the Irish Heritage Center, 3905 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati 45226. Sunday’s performance offers a tea luncheon. Show Tickets are $22.50 pre-paid- $25.00 at the door. Discounts are given to the 2014 members of the IHC and to students. Free parking is included. Call 513-533-0100 to order tickets or visit www.cincyticket.com.
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Irish American Theatre Company is currently casting a female major role, playing a grad student – this part is suitable for a strong talent.
This is a new play “Tho it were Ten Thousand Miles,” written by William HA Williams – The US premiere.
The show should is slated for opening Feb 2014 locally and again in Mid-May 16 & 17 as a pick up.
Actress selected must be willing to travel to Boca Raton Florida for a performance at the Acting Irish International Theater Festival May 22-24. Theater Company will provide 3 nights in Florida, entry to all Acting Irish International Plays and arrange transportation.
Auditions will be on the 2nd Wednesday 11th of December staring at 6:30 PM.
Auditioning at the Irish Heritage Center 3905 Eastern Ave, Cincinnati 45226. Times will be scheduled by call ins from talent, open call follows.
Call now for your copy of the script with noted sides and audition appointment, 513-225-6915.
Email your photo and resume to irishamericantheraterco@fuse.net.
Please prepare a folk song to sing without accompaniment.
Note: Please do not audition if you have any problems with meeting above requirements.
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DANCING AT LUGHNASA
Presented by Irish American Theater Company
May 10-19
East End
Directed by Maureen Kennedy
DANCING AT LUGHNASA is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large. The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him, his mother and four maiden aunts.
Following the closing performance, the Company takes this show on tour to Chicago for the Acting Irish International Theater Festival at Gaelic Park.
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Irish American Theater Company Audition Notice
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
By Brian Friel
Directed by Maureen Kennedy
January 10, 2013
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Casting for 2 men and 5 women
Performance Dates: April 26, 27 8 p.m. 28 2 p.m. May 17, 18 8 p.m. 19 2 p.m.
***This show will travel to the Acting Irish International Theater Festival May 20-25, 2013 in Chicago, IL. All actors MUST be available to perform at the festival on Friday, May 24 at 2 p.m.***
Auditions will take place in the theater at:
Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati
3905 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45226
For additional information contact Stage Manager, Sara Marschall at 216.659.3503 or smarschall@hotmail.com.
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