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| The Pond Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of Jaki McCarrick's THE NATURALISTS, September 7-23 | |
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| THE POND THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF JAKI MCCARRICK’S THE NATURALISTS, SEPTEMBER 7–23 McCarrick’s New York Debut Features John Keating, Tim Ruddy, Sarah Street, and Michael Mellamphy The Pond Theatre Company presents The Naturalists (world premiere) By Jaki McCarrick Directed by Colleen Clinton and Lily Dorment Previews: September 7, 8, 10 at 7:30pm; September 9 at 3pm Opening: Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30pm Regular performances: September 13–15, 18–22 at 7:30pm; 16 & 23 at 3pm; 22 at 2pm Walkerspace (46 Walker Street, Manhattan) $45; thepondtheatre.org; (212) 279-4200 The Pond Theatre Company, an American home for contemporary British and Irish playwrights, is proud to present the world premiere of The Naturalists by Irish writer Jaki McCarrick. Directed by The Pond co-founders Colleen Clinton and Lily Dorment, The Naturalists marks the professional New York debut of McCarrick, best known for her play Belfast Girls, which was developed at the National Theatre Studio in London and was shortlisted for the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. McCarrick’s play, Leopoldville, won the 2010 Papatango Prize for New Writing. Set in a rural hamlet in County Monaghan, Ireland, The Naturalists follows the story of brothers Francis and Billy Sloane, whose isolated existence is shaken by the arrival of a mysterious young woman. It is a story of secrets, atonement, and how we can be healed by the land, by each other and, maybe, by the perfect stranger. The Naturalists marks the third presentation by The Pond Theatre Company, whose 2016 sold-out debut, a revival of Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party, a co-production with The Barrow Group, was declared a New York Times critic’s pick. The women-led company is dedicated to bringing some of the most exciting new theatrical voices from the U.K. and Ireland to the U.S., many for the first time. “Introducing the work of playwrights like Jaki McCarrick to American audiences is one of the guiding principles of The Pond,” said founding co-artistic directors Colleen Clinton, Lily Dorment, and Sarah Street. “We are privileged to not only present the world premiere of her beautiful unhurried play, The Naturalists, but also to bring her distinct voice to New York for the first time in this professional debut.” “At the heart of The Naturalists is how individuals, both familiar and new, can find solace both in the world and with each other,” said playwright Jaki McCarrick. “It’s been a joy getting to know the women behind The Pond and I feel so fortunate to be making my New York debut with them.” The cast for The Naturalists includes John Keating (TFANA, Irish Rep) as Francis Xavier Sloane, Tim Ruddy (Irish Rep’s The Seafarer & The Weir) as Billy Sloane, Sarah Street (The Pond’s Abigail’s Party & Muswell Hill) as Josie Larmer, and Michael Mellamphy (Irish Rep’s The Seafarer) as John-Joe Doherty. The creative team for The Naturalists includes Chika Shimizu (scenic design), Grier Coleman (costume design), Caitlin Smith Rapoport (lighting design), Christopher Ross-Ewart (sound design), Carrie Mossman (prop design), Garrett Markgraf (production stage manager), Josiah Parsons (production manager) and Madeleine Goldsmith (producer). Performances of The Naturalists will take place September 7–23 at Walkerspace, located at 46 Walker Street in Manhattan. Critics are welcome as of September 9 for an opening on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30pm. Tickets, priced at $45 general admission, can be purchased by visiting thepondtheatre.org or by calling 212-279-4200. About the Creative Team Jaki McCarrick (playwright) is an award-winning writer of plays, poetry, and fiction. Her play, Leopoldville, won the 2010 Papatango Prize for New Writing, and her Belfast Girls, developed at the National Theatre Studio, London, was shortlisted for the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the 2014 BBC Tony Doyle Award. Belfast Girls premiered in Chicago in May 2015 to critical acclaim and has gone on to numerous international productions. McCarrick was recently selected for the Irish Film Board’s Talent Development Initiative to adapt Belfast Girls for the screen. Her short story, The Visit, won the 2010 Wasafiri Short Fiction Prize and appears in the 2012 Anthology of Best British Short Stories (Salt). Her story collection, The Scattering, was published in 2013 by Seren Books and was shortlisted for the 2014 Edge Hill Prize. McCarrick, who was longlisted this year for the inaugural Irish Fiction Laureate, is currently editing her first novel. Colleen Clinton (co-director) is a director, actor and playwright and a founding member of The Pond Theatre Company. Graduating from The University of Michigan with a BFA in Fine Art she transitioned to acting upon her arrival in NYC. She has worked steadily in television film and theater for the past 20 years. Lily Dorment (co-director) is a British director and actor and a founding member of The Pond Theatre Company. She earned her BA from Yale University and her master’s degree from Columbia University. She trained at RADA and at The Barrow Group and has performed on stages on both sides of the Atlantic. About the Cast John Keating (Francis Xavier Sloane): New York credits include six productions with Theatre For A New Audience (most recently, Arin Arbus’ The Winter’s Tale and Sir Trevor Nunn’s Pericles – also, Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, Measure for Measure, The Broken Heart). Keating is a proud company member of the Irish Rep, where he has performed in 18 shows (recently – The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal, Rebel in the Soul, The Weir, Juno and The Paycock, Da), The Pearl Theatre (Public Enemy), Atlantic (The New York Idea), Mint (Is Life Worth Living, John Ferguson), Roundabout (Juno and the Paycock), Irish Arts (the site-specific Ladies and Gents, 4 other shows). Most leading regional theatres, including McCarter, A.C.T, Old Globe, Hartford Stage, Wilma (Barrymore nom - Best Actor), etc. TELEVISION: Boardwalk Empire, John Adams, Ray Donovan, The Following, Nurse Jackie, Law & Order: SVU, Alpha House, High Maintenance, Lipstick Jungle, and On The Lig. FILM: The Lone Ranger, Emerald City, Freedom, Misty Button. Tim Ruddy’s (Billy Sloane) work as an actor includes The Seafarer, The Weir, Stones in his Pockets (Broadway Tour), Philadelphia Here I Come, The Field, Defender of the Faith, Swansong (IRNE best actor), Prisoner of the Crown, The Shaughraun, The Yeats Project, all at The Irish Repertory Theatre. Pumpgirl at Manhattan Theatre Club. The Seagull, directed by Max Stafford Clark at The Lynne Redgrave Theatre NY. The Blowin of Baile Gall, Rockdoves (Irish Arts Center NY.) Macbeth, Good Evening Mr. Collins, Shay (Abbey Theatre Dublin). Mrs. Sweeney (The Project Arts Theatre, Dublin). Look back in Anger (City Arts Dublin). Wild Harvest (Barnstorm IRL). Translations (Yolland. An Ghrinan IRL). Playboy of the Western World (Yew Tree Theatre IRL) Translations (Owen) Shadow of a Gunman, Breaker Morant, Speaking in Tongues (CAC, Los Angeles). Tim has directed two hit productions at The Irish Rep, AfterLuke/When I was God by Conal Creedon and For Love by Laoisa Sexton. Other directing credits are, The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Actors Studio NY), Last days of Cleopatra by Laoisa Sexton (Urban Stages), The Cure by Conal Creedon, Never in my Lifetime by Shirley Gee (Access Theatre NY), Rooftop by Tammy McNeill, The Rules by Isobel Mahon, and Sweet by Alicia Frank (Hudson Guild NY.) Television/Film; Glenroe (5 Seasons), Ballykissangel, Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, Making the Cut, WC. As a playwright, his first play The International won best play at 1st Irish New York theatre festival in 2013 subsequently moving for an extended run at Playwrights Horizons NY in 2015. Sarah Street (Josie Larmer) is an actor from Cork, Ireland and a founding member of The Pond Theatre Company. Recent theatre credits include Two Women on a Fence (Theatre for a New City/Lower East Side Festival of the Arts), Dyin' for it (Origin Theatre Company), Muswell Hill (The Barrow Group/The Pond Theatre Company), Rebel in the Soul (Irish Rep), Subprime (New Jersey Theater Center), and Abigail's Party (The Barrow Group/The Pond Theatre Company). She has also worked as an actor in TV, film, commercials, and voiceover. Street is also a writer and mentors students in playwrighting at Quinnipiac University, in Connecticut. She was recently nominated for Best Playwright at the 2018 First Irish Festival, for a short play she wrote as part of a site-specific production called Building Pain. She continues her study of acting and playwrighting at The Barrow Group, her artistic home, here in New York. sarahstreet.me Michael Mellamphy (John-Joe Doherty) New York Theatre credits: The Seafarer (The Irish Repertory Theatre), Guy Walks into a Bar (1st Irish Best Actor Award 2018), The Last Days of Cleopatra (Urban Stages), The Prophet of Monto (The Flea Theatre), After Luke and When I was God (Irish Rep), Dirty Money, The Guest, The Hairy Ape (Irish Rep), The Field (Irish Rep), Philadelphia, Here I Come (Irish Rep), The Cure, (1st Irish Best Actor Award 2013), Romeo and Juliet (Petrolab productions), In a Bucket of Blood (Plays Upstairs), King John. Theatre credits in Ireland: The Prophet of Monto (Axis Ballymun), The Agamemnon, (SFX Theatre), Purgatory (RHA Gallery), Oliver (Cork Opera House), Reign Man (Cork Arts Theatre), Mother Courage and Her Children (UCC Granary Theatre Cork), Brothers of the Brush. (St Anthony’s Hall). TV and Film credits include The Good Wife, Quantico, Bartender Wars, The Hindenburg Omen and Living in Exile. Mellamphy has also worked as a voiceover actor for brands such as Tourism Ireland, Jameson Whisky, and Paddy Whiskey. About The Pond Theatre Company The Pond Theatre Company presents U.S. premieres of British and Irish plays and provides a context for those works through the revival of modern classics. Founded by an international group of actors from the UK, Ireland and the United States, The Pond is dedicated to showcasing playwrights whose work may have been produced in the UK or Ireland but who have had few, if any, opportunities to present their work to US audiences. The Pond Theatre Company launched in 2016 with a sold out run of the 1977 British classic Abigail’s Party by esteemed playwright and filmmaker Mike Leigh. Presented by The Barrow Group Theatre Company, in association with The Pond Theatre Company, this production garnered a coveted New York Times Critic’s Pick as well as numerous glowing reviews. |
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