LEADER 04192nam 22006495 450 001 9910847590203321 005 20250807132303.0 010 $a9783031535451 010 $a3031535456 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-53545-1 035 $a(CKB)31403742400041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31267069 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31267069 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31253941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31253941 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-53545-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931403742400041 100 $a20240405d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIrish Repertory Theatre: Celebrating Thirty-Five Years Off-Broadway $eCelebrating Thirty-Five Years Off-Broadway /$fby Maria Szasz 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (180 pages) 225 1 $aNew Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature,$x2731-3190 311 08$a9783031535444 311 08$a3031535448 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company: Celebrating Thirty-Five Years Off-Broadway -- Chapter 2: Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O?Reilly: ?Smitten With Magic of the Theatre? -- Chapter 3: Opening Season: 1988-1989 and Season 2: 1989-1990: The Plough and the Stars, Whistle in the Dark, Yeats! A Celebration, and Philadelphia, Here I Come! -- Chapter 4: Grandchild of Kings: Harold Prince Takes the Helm, and Highlights From Seasons 3-7: 1990-1995 -- Chapter 5: Renting a Home in Chelsea, and Highlights from Season 8: 1995-1996 -- Chapter 6: The Irish ? and How They Got That Way: Highlights from Seasons 9-15: 1996-2003 -- Chapter 7: Purchasing Their Home in Chelsea and Highlights from Seasons 16-22: 2003-2009 -- Chapter 8: From Renovation and Reopening to a Global Pandemic, Plus Highlights from Seasons 23-34: 2010-2022 -- Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Ongoing Success of the Irish Rep, and What Lies Ahead. 330 $aThe Irish Repertory Theatre: Celebrating Thirty-Five Years Off-Broadway is the first book-length history of the multi-award winning Off-Broadway Irish Repertory Theatre Company, from its beginning in 1988 to its thirty-fifth season in 2023. The book considers how the Irish Rep?s plays and musicals reflect the Irish diaspora, the relationship between Ireland and America, and what it means to be Irish and Irish American, both historically, and in the twenty-first century, including how the Irish Rep is showcasing more diverse voices and experiences, from women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and Irish and Irish American people of color. Maria Szasz holds degrees from the University of British Columbia, Emerson College, and the University of New Mexico. Her publications include Brian Friel and America (2013), and ?Lyra McKee (1990-2019): ?How Uncomfortable Conversations Can Save Lives,?? in The Rose and Irish Identity (2021). Szasz is a second generation UNM faculty member who teaches Theatre History in the UNM Honors College. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband and their garden. 410 0$aNew Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature,$x2731-3190 606 $aTheater$xHistory 606 $aTheater 606 $aCultural industries 606 $aTheatre History 606 $aContemporary Theatre and Performance 606 $aGlobal and International Theatre and Performance 606 $aTheatre Industry 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 615 0$aTheater. 615 0$aCultural industries. 615 14$aTheatre History. 615 24$aContemporary Theatre and Performance. 615 24$aGlobal and International Theatre and Performance. 615 24$aTheatre Industry. 676 $a792.097471 700 $aSzasz$b Maria$01736386 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910847590203321 996 $aIrish Repertory Theatre: Celebrating Thirty-Five Years Off-Broadway$94266596 997 $aUNINA