The Ireland Tour has become a staple of D.C.’s first Irish American theater company. Since 1999, The Keegan Theatre has brought a classic American play to Ireland. Talk to any one of Keegan Theatre’s company members about “Tour” and you will be presented with a buffet of delicious memories and infamous tales. This year, we are so excited to be able to include you in our adventures through this blog.
The Company of Fool For Love:
On Tour:
Kevin Adams (Actor-Old Man)
I am a Keegan company member and I have been on every tour since Glengarry Glen Ross (Levene). I am looking forward to returning to Ireland and touring with this wonderful show, but I will miss my wife (and our anniversary this Friday!) while I’m gone.
Larissa Gallagher (Actor- May)
I have been an actor for 15 years, Voice Over Artist for 6, Keegan performer for 3 and Wifey for 1 (and 9 months!). Lived around the world and loving the journey. Excited to be taking this trip back to the land of my Granddad - I wish he was here to see me, but know that he's watching from somewhere. Although I love it, this particular show may not have been his ideal choice. ;)
Mark Rhea (Actor-Eddie)
I am the founder and producing artistic director of The Keegan Theatre, and I have not missed a tour since they began in 1999. I even proposed to my wife on tour and married her on tour the year following! My acting credits at Keegan include Of Mice and Men (George), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (McMurphy), Glengarry Glen Ross (Roma), A Man For All Seasons (Cromwell), Death of a Salesman (Biff), Picasso At the Lapin Agile (Picasso), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stanley), True West (Lee), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (George), The Glass Menagerie (Tom), A Lie of the Mind (Jake), Buried Child (Tilden), The Taming of The Shrew (Petruchio), The Crucible (Proctor), Hamlet (Hamlet), and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Brick).Joe Rhea (Tour Production Assistant)
This is my eleventh tour I am mostly looking forward to seeing the friends that I have made in Ireland and of course hanging out in the pubs with my brother and the rest of the gang! Also, the original Fool For Love that toured in 2000 is the only one I missed so this is like a do-over for me, getting to see it this time. I will miss my family and friends at home especially my new granddaughter Ryann, but I can't get her something from Ireland if I don't go, so...
KJ Thorarinsson (Actor-Martin)
I can´t wait to get back to Ireland. I´ve been on the tour twice before, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Of Mice and Men. The things I most look forward to are the Irish crowds, the cool spaces and the live music. Another fun part of the tour is an awesome collaboration with very dedicated people both here in DC and in Ireland.
Megan Thrift (SM/AD…etc) I have been a company member at Keegan for 5 years and I am so excited to go on the 2010 Fool For Love tour! I am a recent graduate of George Mason University (Theatre Major, Education Minor) and the Stage Manager and Assistant Director of Fool For Love. I will also be acting as your “Tour Guide” as the main contributor and coordinator of the tour blog.
Supporting from home:
Tony Angelini (Sound Designer)
George Lucas (Set Designer)
Kelly Peacock (Costume Designer)
Dan Martin (Lighting Designer)
Susan Marie Rhea (Artistic Associate) I have been to Ireland four times as an actor, twice as a director, twice to visit and support the tour, and once as a bride! Mark proposed to me in Kilkenny on the Glass Menagerie tour in 2002, and we were married the following year in Galway (Virginia Woolf tour) -- so Ireland obviously has a lot of significance to me personally! Performing for Irish audiences has been a highlight of my career and life -- a profoundly rewarding experience. This year, as Keegan's Associate AD, I will be staying back in the States to complete our planning and media efforts for the 2010-2011 season. But I will keep in close touch with the tour and our Irish colleagues and audiences through this blog, among other channels. Break legs, FOOL FOR LOVE! Colin Smith (Director)
The Tour:
“This play is to be performed relentlessly, without a break.”
-Sam Shepard, stage direction for Fool For Love
• WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fly out of Dulles- Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
• CORK
Everyman Palace Theatre, August 30th - September 4th, http://www.everymanpalace.com/
• LISTOWEL
St. John's Theatre & Arts Centre, September 6th, http://www.stjohnstheatrelistowel.com/
• MONAGHAN
Garage Theatre September 8th, http://www.garagetheatre.com/
• KILKENNEY
Watergate Theatre, September 9th -11th, http://www.watergatetheatre.com/
• LETTERKENNY
An Grianan Theatre, September 16th, http://www.angrianan.com/
• GALWAY
Town Hall Theatre, September 20th-22nd, http://www.tht.ie/
• THURLES
Source Arts Centre, September 24th, http://www.thesourceartscentre.ie/
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