Irish Repertory Theatre is set to host a reading of Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu's The Sons of Erin March 19 at 7 PM. The reading, which is presented in collaboration with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre, will be held on Irish Rep's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage.
The Sons of Erin will be co-directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey (Belfast Girls) & Emily Lyon (#yourmemorial*). The reading is part of Hedgepig's Expand the Canon series, which celebrates plays by women and playwrights of other underrepresented gender identities.
The cast will feature Max Baker (Continuity), Desiree Baxter (The Journey), Patrice Johnson Chevannes (Endgame), Gilbert Cruz (Anna in the Tropics), Ethan Davenport (Charlie Brown Christmas), Dorothea Gloria (War on Drugs), Cloteal Horne (The Steadfast), Owen Laheen (Translations), Shane McNaughton (Aristocrats), Sarah Street (Aristocrats), Stephen Quinn Bark of Millions), and Zoe Watkins (The Ulysses Project).
The Sons of Erin follows the eldest daughter of an upper-class English family who marries an Irishman, causing her to be cast out and throwing the whole family into disarray. When the Irishman comes back in disguise to prove himself to the family, chaos ensues.
Tickets are free, with advance registration required. Visit IrishRep.org for more information.