TRAD by Mark Doherty
Directed by Tom Reing
Starring Mike Dees, Charlie DelMarcelle and Jared Michael Delaney. Music by John Lionarons.
Where: the Commodore Barry Club (Irish Center)
6815 Emlen St.Philadelphia, PA 19119
October 11, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Tickets: $15, $13 for Ceili Group Members. Tickets available on-line at www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org
Inis Nua Theatre Company, Philadelphia’s only company dedicated to producing contemporary plays from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England is proud to remount its successful production of Trad. Set in an oddly familiar, but not-quite-the-same rural Ireland, Trad tells the tale of Thomas, a 100- year- old man and his improbably even older father. Thomas’ father berates him daily for being the end of the family line. When Thomas reveals that he may have sired a child seventy years ago, the two set off to find this child with only a limp, a hobble and a prayer between them.
"We're incredibly excited to be at the IrishCenter
and to bring Trad back for another go-round,” says Inis Nua Artistic Director Tom Reing. “When we produced Trad as part of the Live Arts Festival two years ago, it received a great response. We have such a good time with this show, we wanted to bring it back for a longer run, not only for the audience but for ourselves.”
Recently Inis Nua has produced Trad at the Philly Fringe Festival and in NYC as part of the 1st Irish Festival.
Playwright Mark Doherty's radio credits include "Only Slaggin,'" "A Hundred and Something," "Stand-up Sketches" and "The Bees of Manulla" for RTE, and "The O' Show" for BBC Radio 4. He has written for, and appeared in, various TV shows, including "The Stand Up Show" and "Back to the Future" for the BBC, and "Couched," a 6-part comedy series for RTE. He has also worked extensively as a stand-up comedian and actor. He was the recipient of the 2004 BBC Radio Drama Award (Stewart Parker Award) for Trad. Doherty also wrote and starred in the movie, A Film with Me in It.
Inis Nua Artistic Director and founder, Tom Reing, will helm the production. His credits include all Inis Nua productions to date (A Play on Two Chairs, Tadhig Stray Wandered In, Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco, Skin Deep, Made in China). Tom has also directed for (among others) Azuka Theatre, Shakespeare in ClarkPark, Brat Productions and at the Walnut Street Theater.
The cast includes Barrymore-Award-winning Mike Dees as Thomas, Inis Nua favorite Charlie DelMarcelle as Da and Associate Artistic Director Jared Michael Delaney as Sal/Fr. Rice. Trad also features musician John Lionarons on hammer dulcimer, fiddle, accordion and tin whistle, providing live sound on stage.
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