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 began previews September 11.
Directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull, the production will officially open September 22 for 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.
Get a first look at the production in the photo gallery below:
Sean Bell and Zach Appelman in The Beacon
Sean Bell, Kate Mulgrew, Ayana Workman, and Zach Appelman in The Beacon
Sean Bell and Kate Mulgrew in The Beacon
Kate Mulgrew and Ayana Workman in The Beacon
David Mattar Merten and Ayana Workman in The Beacon
Ayana Workman in The Beacon
David Mattar Merten in The Beacon
Kate Mulgrew in The Beacon
Kate Mulgrew and Zach Appelman in The Beacon
Kate Mulgrew in The Beacon
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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.
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