Heroes and villains
“We’re in muddy waters. They want heroes and villains, and to get there they’ll lie about the mud.” Dr. Lee in The God Cluster 2029. The year of the God Cluster. Another [...]
Taking it to the limit
It’s a familiar trope. Relatives gather at the home place after the death of the patriarch or matriarch to gnaw the bones, remember what a character he/she was, and fight over money and who [...]
A magical place called Camelot
The myth of King Arthur is just that–a myth–patched together by ancient Welsh and British folklore. That much is known. Myths have undeniably long lives. And from this myth sprang [...]
The new kid(s) in town
There’s a new theatre company in town, and it’s devoted entirely to Shakespeare. The Canon Shakespeare Company staged it’s first prouction just before the plague. After more [...]
Desperation and fury (a sycamore tree, and a giant rat)
“I consider myself an artist,” says Tim Finnegan (Tom O’Leary) early in Corrib Theatre‘s most recent production The Smuggler. He’s also an out-of-work bartender, a [...]