The Conversation
by Dennis Michael Corcoran
Directed by Paula D'Alessandris
Featuring Ruth Kavanagh, Aedín Moloney and Timothy Smallwood
at
The Irish Arts Centre
553 West 51st Street
(btwn 10th & 11th Aves)
New York, NY 10019
Wednesday, 9 May 2012 at 7pm
Reservations required:
Please Email: info@fallenangeltheatre.org or
Call: (201) 590-9357
Suggested donation: $10
In 1593 Gráinne Ní Mháille (Granuaile / Grace O'Malley), the Irish pirate queen made the journey to London to meet Queen Elizabeth I.
While this meeting and its outcome are historical facts, there is no record of what transpired between these two powerful women.
This is the story of their conversation.
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Dennis Michael Corcoran – Playwright - Biography
Dennis is from St. Louis, MO but has lived and worked in various areas of the U.S., the Middle East and Europe prior to his retirement in January, 2009. After retirement, Dennis turned to theatre. In the past three years he has written numerous plays, had four staged productions with two plays gaining national recognition through The Kennedy Center. He has unintentionally become known for directing Irish plays by Irish playwrights, notably the stage works of Samuel Beckett. His most recent production, Krapp’s Last Tape, December, 2011, was termed “masterful” and “pristine”.
The Irish language is Dennis’ special love. He has spent years trying to gain fluency with what he calls his “native” tongue. These efforts have led to innumerable evenings spent in the pubs of SW Donegal, countless bouts of singing and tall-tale-telling, in Irish and English, all unforgettable, if only he could remember them.
To have the likes of The Fallen Angel Theatre Company, Aedin Moloney and Ruth Kavanagh present this play is an honor beyond measure, one for which Dennis is deeply grateful.
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PAULA D'ALESSANDRIS - BIOGRAPHY
Paula D'Alessandris is the Artistic Director/ Founder of Mind The Gap Theatre (MTG), New York’s premiere Anglo-American theatre company dedicated to producing new British plays and creating an exchange of works between the US and UK. Favorite directing credits with Mind The Gap include the world premiere of The Cleric at 59E59 Theaters; NY premiere of David Eldridge's Under The Blue Sky; Gary Owen’s In The Pipeline; Workshops of: David Eldridge’s Summer Begins and Under The Blue Sky (it’s US premiere); Dan Remmes’ What Doesn’t Kill Us; her stage adaptation of Gary Oldman’s Nil By Mouth, and many others. She directed three consecutive winners at the Samuel French Festival (all of which have been published) and many pieces in MTG’s popular BritBits series of short plays by, for or about the British. Favorite credits elsewhere include Walter Vs. The Water Authority at 59E59; her multiple-award-winning productions at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival of the outrageous comediesStampede! and The Butter Bin; critical and commercial successes Love! Valour! Compassion! (in its Pittsburgh premiere), ‘Night Mother, Extremities, Drinking in America,The Dumbwaiter; Locating The Plant (Irish Arts Center , NYC). Other work includes the audiobook Pilgrimage to the Rebirth.
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RUTH KAVANAGH - BIOGRAPHY
Ruth trained at Arts Educational Drama School, London, holds an MA in Contemporary Theatre Practice from the University of Essex, UK and a BA in International Marketing, German and French from DCU, Dublin. She is a member of Fallen Angel Theatre Co in NY and most recently was Production Manager for their off-Broadway production of Eva The Chaste in July 2011. She is co-founder of Kassiopia Theatre Company. Previous Kassiopia credits: One Last White Horse, The Marlboro Man, Lovers-Winners. NYC credits include: Nights of Wrath, Nora’s Bloke, Blood Wedding; UK credits include: The Maids, Yerma, The Women, Tingeltangel—a Weimar Cabaret, Steel Magnolias. Ruth is also a voice-over artist. She has taught drama and dance workshops and classes in NYC, London, Ireland and Italy. She is the grant writer for Spokane Civic Theatre, WA. Member AEA, SAG-AFTRA.
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DANIEL DAMIANO - BIOGRAPHY
DANIEL most recently performed in an acclaimed revival of his 2-time MITF Award-nominated solo show, The Hyenas Got It Down (WorkShop Theater Co.) He has worked with a variety of theatre companies throughout NYC and is a member Actor & Playwright of both the WorkShop Theater Company and Mind The Gap Theatre Company. In May, he will be appearing in the World Premier of Jennie Contuzzi’s Body Language with Active Theatre Company. As an Award-Winning Playwright, he has had plays produced throughout the US and Australia.
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AEDIN MOLONEY - BIOGRAPHY
Aedin has called New York City home for 18 years. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Fallen Angel Theatre Company, Inc. The New York based company is committed to presenting the most outstanding and daring new Irish and British plays written by and about Women. She recently played the role of Rose in The Irish Repertory Theatre's acclaimed production of Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel. She is a graduate of the Samuel Beckett Theatre Centre, Trinity College Dublin. Some of Aedin’s theatre producing credits in New York include: the world premiere of a new play,Eva the Chaste (Barbara Hammond), Talent (Victoria Wood) & Cell (Paula Meehan) with Fallen Angel Theatre Company. Acting credits include: Hobsons Choice at the Atlantic Theatre and directed by David Warren, Madame Killer (Honor Molloy) with Clubbed Thumb Theatre Company and MacBeth with Gorilla Repertory Theatre. Her work with the Irish Repertory Theatre includes: the recent hit production of Dancing at Lughnasa, Shadow of a Gunman (O’Casey), Playboy of the Western World (Synge), Eclipsed (Brogan), Juno & the Paycock (O’Casey), Same Old Moon (Geraldine Aron) & Pigtown (Mike Finn). Her work with the Irish Arts Center includes: Bar & Ger (Aron) & Celtic Tiger Me Arse (Creedon).Regional theatre includes Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas) at the Hartford Stage Theatre and directed by Mark Lamos.
Aedin has worked extensively with the BBC, ITV (UK) & Channel Four (UK). Other TV Work in Great Britain and New York include: Ballykissangel (Recurring), The Moth, The Bill & Vanity Fair, Law and Order (Criminal Intent).Her Film credits include: Nora, playing James Joyce’s sister, Eva (also starring Ewan McGregor), Far & Away (directed by Ron Howard), The Captives, Agnes Brown (directed by Angelica Houston) and Diary of a Madman.
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