Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed casting for its upcoming world premiere of Ciara Elizabeth Symth's Irishtown. Previews will begin April 2 on Irish Rep's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, ahead of an April 13 opening night. The limited engagement will continue through May 25, with Nicola Murphy Dubey directing.

The cast will include Emmy and Tony Award nominee Kate Burton (Hedda Gabler; The Dead, 1904), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls, The Ferryman), Kevin Oliver Lynch (Purgatory, After Yeats), Brenda Meaney (Little Gem, Uncle Vanya), and Angela Reed (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), with voiceover work by Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption Two). Casting is by Katja Zarolinski (KZ Casting).

Irishtown follows The Irishtown Players, a celebrated Dublin-based theatre company which has just started rehearsals for a new play from a visionary playwright. But trouble arises when the actors decide she's going too dark, too experimental, and perhaps not Irish enough.

Joining Dubey on the creative team will be set and lighting designer Colm McNally, costume designer Orla Long, sound designer Caroline Eng, properties designer Nicole Rozanski, and production stage manager Michael Palmer.

Irishtown was initially presented in 2023 as part of Irish Rep’s New Works Summer Festival, and further developed in a summer 2024 workshop at Irish Rep. 

Visit IrishRep.org for more information.