Stage and screen star Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black, Equus, Ryan's Hope, Star Trek: Voyager, Tea at Five) heads the cast of Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Nancy Harris' The Beacon, which officially opens September 22 following previews that began September 11.
Directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull, the production is playing a limited
engagement through November 3 on Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger
Mainstage.
Mulgrew is joined by Zach Appelman (War Horse) as Colm, Sean Bell (Harmony) as Donal, David Mattar Merten (An Enemy of the People) as Ray, and Ayana Workman (Rustin) as Bonnie.
Mulgrew plays Beiv,
a renowned artist who has left her suburban Dublin home for a cottage
off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Her relative peace is disrupted
when her
estranged son, Colm, returns home with his new wife, searching for
answers about his father’s mysterious death.
The production also features set design by Colm McNally, costume design by Orla Long, lighting design by McNally, sound design by Liam Bellman-Sharpe, and properties by Nicole Rozanski.
Pam Brusoski is the production stage manager, Karen Evanouskas is the assistant stage manager, Jane Guyer Fujita is the dialect coach, and Rick Sordelet is the fight director. Casting is by Geoff Josselson.