BY OSCAR WILDE ADAPTED BY IAN HOLCOMB DIRECTED BY DARREN LEE - IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE - The Irish Repertory Theatre
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IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE
presents
THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT READING SERIES
AN IDEAL
HUSBAND
BY OSCAR WILDE
ADAPTED BY IAN HOLCOMB
DIRECTED BY DARREN LEE
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Gertrude Chiltern Kaliswa Brewster
Mrs Marchmont Allen Darby
Mabel Chiltern Ianne Fields Stewart
Lord Goring Ian Holcomb
Vicomte de Nanjac, James Nathaniel P. Claridad
Lord Caversham Colin McPhillamy
Lady Basildon Olivia Oguma
Mrs. Cheveley Caroline Strange
Sir Robert Chiltern Jason Veasey
Lady Markby, Phipps Zoë Watkins
Directed by Darren Lee
Adapted by Ian Holcomb
Stage Management by Rafaella Rossi
In the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre,
as part of Irish Rep's New Play Development Program
TIME & PLACE
The Present,
1895
London
Act I. The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House in Grosvenor Square
Act II. Morning-room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Act III. The Library of Lord Goring’s House in Curzon Street
Act IV. Morning-room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
KALISWA BREWSTER IANNE FIELDS STEWART
(Lady Gertrude Chiltern) (Mabel Chiltern) is
has recurred on a black, queer,
Showtime’s Billions, lesbian, and nonbinary
ABC’s series Time After transfeminine New
Time, and Release. Film York-based storyteller
credits include Paterno working at the
for HBO Films starring Al Pacino, the intersection of theatre and activism.
feature film Paint directed by Michael Their work and she are dedicated to
Walker, and The Bit Player for PBS. Guest interrupting the exclusivity of luxury by
star and other television credits include making things like entertainment,
CBS’ God Friended Me, Blue Bloods, nourishment, and self-care accessible to
Netflix’s Daredevil & CBS’ Unforgettable. the most marginalized in their
She has worked onstage at The Signature community. As a performer, Ianne has
Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, worked consistently in productions at
Hartford Stage, The Williamstown NYC venues such as: Joe’s Pub, Dixon
Theater Festival, The Guthrie Theater, Place, La Mama, and many more. Ianne
and others. She holds an MFA from was personally requested by Sara Ramirez
American Conservatory Theater and a ("Grey's Anatomy") to play their love
Certificate in Classical Theater from interest in an interracial polyamorous
LAMDA in London. couple of color in the 3-Time Emmy-
Nominated web series "The Feels." Other
ALLEN DARBY (Mrs. Film/TV Credits include: "Dash & Lily"
Marchmont) (they/she) (Roberta), "The Bold Type" (Chloe Blair),
is a non-binary actor, and "Pose" (Pretty Bartender). Ianne’s
singer, and playwright. media credits include: The New York
Regional credits incl: Times, BBC News, Vogue.com, Out
American Conservatory Magazine, Forbes.com, NBC, MSNBC, The
Theater, Berkeley Rep, New York Public Library, Buzzfeed LGBT,
SF Playhouse, and Santa Cruz Playbill.com, Broadway.com, GLAAD,
Shakespeare. Favorite past roles include Inside Edition, the "You Had Me at Black"
Russian Soldier/ Narrator in Arms and podcast, the "#Safewordsociety" podcast,
the Man (dir. by Coleman Domingo) and Podcast of Color, the "Is it Transphobic
Jackie-O in House of Yes (dir. Lavina Podcast", and served as the cohost of the
Jadhwani). Allen’s musical queer "Topics Include" Podcast. Ianne is also
fantasia and solo show, The Princeling, the founder of The Okra Project which
which they wrote, produced, and starred seeks to address the global crisis faced
in is available on her website: allendar- by Black Trans people by bringing home
by.com. @allenstarby cooked, healthy, and culturally specific
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
meals and resources to Black Trans NATHANIEL P. CLARIDAD
People wherever they can reach them. (Vicomte de Nanjac,
Ianne’s platform substantially grew James) Off-Broadway/
when she co-organized Brooklyn NYC credits include
Liberation: A Rally for Black Trans Lives Here Lies Love (The
and delivered a speech in front of Public Theater), Taylor
15,000 people who gathered to march Mac's 24-Decade
for Black lives. History of Popular Music (St. Ann's
Warehouse), The Awesome 80’s Prom,
IAN HOLCOMB work with Red Bull Theater, Noor Theatre,
(Adaptor, Lord Goring) Playwrights Realm, NYShakespeare
Off-Broadway: Meet Exchange, NYMF, N.A.A.P.; International:
Me In St Louis Laser Beak Man (Dead Puppet Society/
on Screen, London Brisbane Festival & tour - Sydney Opera
Assurance, It’s A House, HOTA, & Melbourne Arts Centre),
Wonderful Life, Ernest In Love (Irish Taylor Mac’s…(The Forum, Melbourne
Repertory Theatre), Murder In The First Festival); National Tour: Alice (The
(The Directors Company), The Broken Kennedy Center); Regional: The Kennedy
Heart, Macbeth (Theatre For A New Center, PlayMakers Repertory Company,
Audience), Transport (Irish Arts Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre
Center), EightyThree Down (Under St Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Cape
Marks) Regional includes: Stupid Fear Regional, Imagination Stage, Hangar
F#*@ing Bird (Syracuse Stage/ Theatre, Barrington Stage. Directing
Portland Center Stage) The Great credits include Weathervane Theatre, Out
Gatsby (Virginia Stage), A Midsummer of the Box Theatrics, Southern Rep, The
Night’s Dream (Geva Theater), Dial ‘M’ One Minute Play Festival, ShakesBEER,
For Murder (Dorset Theatre Festival), A The Drama League. MFA: University of
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Guthrie North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Upcoming
Theater) Dying City (Bottling Company) directing work: Hookman by Lauren Yee
Ghosts (Commonweal Theatre) (University of Maryland, College Park), Mr.
TelevisionWeb: CoExisting, BOKtv, Popper's Penguins (Imagination Stage).
#ThatThingFromBefore, Onion News
Network Workshops: Look Upon Our COLIN MCPHILLAMY
Lowliness (New York Theatre Workshop), (Lord Caversham)
Measured (The Public Theatre), This was born in the UK to
Bitter Earth (TOSOS) We Are Continuous Australian parents
(Playwrights Center) Training: and trained in
University of MN/Guthrie Theater BFA London at The Central
Actor Training Program. School. New York
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
work includes: London Assurance, Long Wharf. Film: This is Where I
The Seafarer (Irish Rep). Hangmen, Leave You, Strangers with Candy, Like
The Ferryman, Ink, (Broadway), The Father Select TV: Recurring on
Importance of Being Earnest “Instinct”; “FBI” "Odd Mom Out",
(Roundabout), House and Garden "Younger","The Good Wife" "The Big C,"
(Manhattan Theatre Club), Woman in "Great News”. Currently: Letters of
Black (Minetta Lane) and Waiting in Suresh at Second Stage.
the Wings (Broadway). Regionally in
the US, seasons at: NJ Shakespeare JASON VEASEY (Sir
Festival, Westport Country Playhouse, Robert Chiltern) is a
The Guthrie, The Mark Taper Forum, New York based actor
The Old Globe, Actor's Theatre of and singer who has
Louisville, The Alley, The Rep, Actor's been fortunate to do
Playhouse, The Maltz, Promethean, what he loves on
Florida Stage and Palm Beach stage and screen.
Dramaworks. US TV: Law & Order Most notably on Broadway in The Lion
C.I., Zero Hour, The Blacklist King as well as the touring company.
Redemption. UK includes seasons at: On Stage he was most recently seen
The National Theatre, in the West in the critically acclaimed A Strange
End, at the Edinburgh Festival and Loop at Playwrights Horizons. He’s
on British TV. Writing includes con- also been seen at The Public Theater,
tributions to BBC Radio, published Actors Theater of Louisville, The
as The Tree House and Other Stories, Denver Center and more! On the big
also: An Actor Walks into China, and screen he’s been seen in "American
Actor Blog Plus. He has acted, and Gangster." TV credits include "Chicago
guest directed in Australia, New Fire," "High Maintenance," "Little
Zealand, and China. Voice," "Flatbush Misdemeanors,"
"Betty," and "Dash and Lily."
OLIVIA OGUMA (Lady
Basildon) Broadway: CAROLINE STRANGE
Mamma Mia!, A (Mrs. Cheveley) She
Christmas Carol, Les was most recently
Miserables . Off- seen a Zoom workshop
Broadway: Hello From… of A Christmas Carol
(Playwrights Realm), Luce (LCT3) with People's Light
Emotional Creature (Signature), BFE Theatre, PA (new
(Playwrights Horizons), The Dispute adaptation by Zak Bergman, directed
(NAATCO). Regional: LaJolla Playhouse, by David Bradley) and is looking
Berkeley Rep, Portland Center Stage, forward to the release of the “Convene:
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Hybrid Space” web commercial where DARREN LEE (Director) Acting credits
she plays the role of Jane. She recently incl: Broadway: Chicago, Guys and
was seen in London Assurance at the Dolls, Allegiance, Shogun the Musical,
Irish Rep and Tiny Beautiful Things at Miss Saigon, Victor/Victoria, Kiss Me
Merrimack Repertory Theatre. New Kate, On the Town, Seussical the
York: Othello (The Brick) Meditations Musical, Pacific Overtures, and
on a Magnetic North (The Tank). Thoroughly Modern Millie. Film:
Regional: The Bluest Eye (Guthrie "Hackers," "Everyone Says I Love You,"
Theatre), The Tempest, Metamorphoses, "Sisters." Director/Choreographer
Into The Woods, We Are Proud To credits incl: Broadway: associate
Present..., Sweeney Todd, Private Lives choreographer Pacific Overtures, other
(Playmakers Rep), Cinderella, The New York credits: Orchard Project, Asia
Diary of Anne Frank (People’s Light), Society, Fringe Festival, Wagner
The Legend Of Georgia McBride College, NYMF, Prospect Theatre.
(Hippodrome Theatre), Beauty and the Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, Oregon
Beast, I Do, I Do!, Steel Magnolias, Shakespeare Festival, Olney Theatre
Once Upon A Mattress (RedHouse Arts). Center, MUNY, Paper Mill Playhouse,
Training: MFA, UNC- Chapel Hill Music Theatre of Wichita, Glimmerglass
Professional Actor Training Program. Opera Festival, La Jolla Playhouse,
BA Music, Western Connecticut State. McCarter Theatre, Williamstown
Shakespeare Festival, Kennedy Center,
ZOË WATKINS (Lady Diamond Head Theatre, Little Theatre
Markby, Phipps) on the Square, Riverside Theatre, UNLV,
trained at The Royal Westchester Broadway, North Shore,
Central School of Cincinnati Playhouse, Atlanta Alliance,
Speech and Drama Trinity University, Lyric Theatre, La
and toured nationally Comedia, Casa Manana, Omaha
on the UK before Symphony, South Dakota Symphony,
moving to NYC. Off Broadway Holland America Cruise Line, Disney
includes: The Report (NYC and Cruise Line. darrenlee.com
London) When I was a Girl I used to
Scream and Shout( Fallen Angel: OSCAR WILDE (Playwright) (1854-
Theatre Row) The Pigeon In The Taj 1900), Oscar Wilde was an Irish wit,
Mahal (Irish Rep.) Film and TV poet, and dramatist whose
includes: "Louie," "The Blacklist," reputation rests on his only novel,
"Wall Street English," "Got Skillz," The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891),
and Zoë can currently be seen as the and on his comic masterpieces Lady
recurring character, Steph, on Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The
Channel 4 comedy, "Lee & Dean." Importance of Being Earnest (1895).
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
He was a spokesman for the late Screen, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings
19th-century Aesthetic movement in of Lady Gregory, Dublin Carol, The
England, which advocated art for Shadow of a Gunman, The Seafarer,
art’s sake, and he was the object of The Dead, 1904, Shining City, Off the
celebrated civil and criminal suits Meter, On the Record, The Weir
involving homosexuality and ending (Calloway Nom.), Banished Children of
in his imprisonment, followed by his Eve, The Emperor Jones, (Callaway
death in exile in Paris, France. Award, O’Neill Credo Award, Drama
Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel
RAFAELLA ROSSI (Stage Manager) is a Nom.), The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk
Manhattan based stage manager who Drama League and Callaway Nom.),
is thrilled to be a part of the reading Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Drama
of An Ideal Husband, and welcoming Desk Nom). Irish Rep acting roles
back theater to New York. Proud Hofstra include Da, Juno and the Paycock,
graduate and the Resident Stage Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney,
Manager for The Chain Theatre; credits Candida, Aristocrats, A Whistle in the
include: Keith Huff’s Six Corners, David Dark, The Shaughraun, and The Irish
Rabe’s In the Boom Boom Room, Joe and How They Got That Way. He
Landry’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio appeared in the Roundabout Theatre
Play, Comedy Troupe The Usual Rejects, Company’s production of A Touch of
Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark, and the Poet with Gabriel Byrne. He has
Dale Wasserman’s One Flew Over the appeared at the Abbey Theatre in
Cuckoo’s Nest. Other credits include Dublin and made his Broadway debut
Aaron Posner’s Stupid F**king Bird, in The Corn is Green. Films include The
Erin Layton’s Magdalen at United Solo Devil’s Own (starring Harrison Ford),
Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, “Law & Order,” “The Irish...and How
Jonathan Larson’s RENT Edinburgh They Got That Way,” “Third Watch,”
Fringe Festival with On the Quays, “Bored to Death” and “The Knick.”
Much Ado About Nothing (The Brick), Ciarán has recently been inducted in
Else C. Went’s Boxcar, Chemistry (The to the Irish America Hall of Fame and
Tank), Else C. Went’s Old Names for has been awarded the Presidential
Wildflowers with The Renovationists, Distinguished Service Award for the
Strasberg: Motherf**ker with the Hat, Irish Abroad, 2019 by President
Ajax in Iraq, and Uncle Vanya. Michael D. Higgins.
CIARÁN O’REILLY (Producing Director) CHARLOTTE MOORE (Artistic Director)
Favorite directing credits include: A Recent directing assignments include:
Touch Of The Poet: A Performance on Meet Me in St. Louis: A Performance on
Screen, The Weir: A Performance on Screen, Love Noël, The Songs and Letters
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST of Noël Coward: A Performance on Presidential Distinguished Service Screen, Molly Sweeney: A Performance Award for the Irish Abroad, 2019 by on Screen, London Assurance, Love, President Michael D. Higgins. Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward, The Plough and the Stars as IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE Founded by part of The O’Casey Cycle, On a Clear Ciarán O’Reilly and Charlotte Moore in Day You Can See Forever, Three Small 1988, Irish Rep opened its doors with Irish Masterpieces by W.B Yeats, Lady Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars Gregory and J.M. Synge. New York and is now in its 33rd Season. Irish Rep premiere of Brian Friel’s The Home is the only year-round theatre company in Place, World premiere of Larry Kirwan’s North America devoted to bringing Irish Rebel in the Soul, Finian’s Rainbow, The and Irish-American works to the stage. Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Recognized with the Jujamcyn Theatres Initiative gala, Truman Capote’s A Award, a special Drama Desk Award for Christmas Memory, and Juno and the “Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Paycock and Dancing at Lughnasa. New Irish Drama,” the Lucille Lortel Award for York stage appearances include A “Outstanding Body of Work,” and a 2013 Perfect Ganesh, Meet Me in St. Louis, Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement The Perfect Party, Morning’s at Seven, Award for 25 years of producing Private Lives (with Elizabeth Taylor and outstanding theatre. In 2019, Irish Rep Richard Burton), and many perfor- was named Company of the Year by the mances with the New York Shakespeare Wall Street Journal. Charlotte and Ciaran Festival. Ms. Moore has received two were also awarded by the President of Tony Award nominations, the Outer Ireland with the Irish Presidential Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Award, the Drama League Award, the Abroad. Irish Repertory Theatre presents Irish America Top 100 Irish Award, The the very best in Irish theatre, from the Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement masters to the new generation of Irish Award, and the 2008 Irish Women Of and Irish-American writers who are The Year Award. She is the recipient of transforming the stage. Located in the the St. Patrick’s Committee in Holyoke’s heart of New York’s Off-Broadway John F. Kennedy National Award, and community, Irish Rep offers an engaging has thrice been listed as one of the “Top perspective on the Irish and their unique 50 Power Women” in Irish America contributions to the world of drama. In Magazine. Charlotte was named May of 2020, Irish Rep began presenting “Director of the Year” by The Wall Street full-length digital productions as filmed Journal in 2011. Charlotte has recently during the COVID-19 pandemic as Irish been inducted in to the Irish America Rep Online, welcoming new audiences Hall of Fame and been awarded the from around the globe.
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Kathleen Begala, Chair John Gardiner Charlotte Moore
Tom Cashin Edward Greene Colleen Murphy
John DellaNoce Michael Keogh Dore Normille
Eoin Duane Cornelius V. Kilbane, Jr. Katie Rustum O’Neill
John Duane Simon Lorne Brendan O’Reilly
Tina Pendergrast Santi Flaherty Ellen McCourt, Chair Emeritus Ciarán O’Reilly
Rich Flood Nancy Woodruff
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Suzie Ajala Peter Gallagher Lawrence F. O’Brien, III
Loretta Brennan Glucksman Rebecca Grafstein Brián F. O’Byrne
David B. Brennan William J. Hamilton, Jr., in memory Brian O’Dwyer
Joseph M. Cahalan Patricia Harty James O’Malley
James Clare Jim Hillman Maeve O’Malley
Oona Clare Julia Judge Milo O’Shea, in memory
Carol Higgins Clark Tom Kennedy Rhianna Quinn Roddy
J. Walter Corcoran in memory Janet A. Knox Vincent Sardi, in memory
Phil Coulter Swoosie Kurtz Brian Stack
Alexis Doyle Charles McCabe Susan Steiger
Melissa Errico Frank McCourt, in memory Marjorie Stern
Adrian Flannelly Malachy McCourt Frances Sternhagen
Pauline Flanagan, in memory John P. McEnroe, in memory Lisa Sullivan
Brian Friel, in memory W. Scott McLucas Bernadette Toomey
Jim Friel Marty Murray Patricia M. Weeks
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