Theater Tent at Milwaukee Irish Fest
Schedule
Fri, 15 Aug, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 17 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Henry Maier Festival Park | Milwaukee, WI
A Night in November
Author: Marie Jones
Irish actor Alan Smyth reprises his tour de force performance in A Night in November about one of the most explosive nights in The Troubles.
It’s November 1993, and Northern Ireland faces the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifying match at Windsor Park in Belfast. The game is made all the more consequential since it occurs just weeks after the Shankhill Bomb, and The Greysteel Massacre. Multiple roles are masterfully performed by Smyth, who according to Irish Arts and Entertainment, “inhabits each of the characters with such care and specificity, the audience is almost unaware they are watching a single individual…” The audience cheers on the teams in the rousing finale to this provocative piece of theatre.
Two shows only – not to be missed! Recommended for mature audiences
Cast and Crew
All 23 Characters – Alan Smyth
Director – Tim Redmond
Stage Manager – Devin Harris
Keith Corcoran – Donegal storyteller
Author: Keith Corcoran
Keith Corcoran, author and tour guide from Donegal, is also known as a seanchaí, following in the ancient Irish tradition of storytelling. His wise and engaging voice is the voice of millennia of oral storytelling. Keith has researched a range of wondrous, mystifying, and sometimes frightening tales from County Donegal – located on Ireland’s remote Wild Atlantic edge. His strange stories include ship-sinking witches, haunted islands, banshees and phantom hitch-hikers as well as enchanting Celtic legends. His new book, Finding Fairy Mysteries in Donegal, available in the Cultural Village, investigates fairy folklore and how this ancient belief system may yet prove relevant in developing a deeper sense of connection to our world.
Cast
Shanachie– Keith Corcoran
No Place
Author: Aoife Meagher
House hunting in the Dublin housing crisis? Good luck! A realtor’s efforts to sell to an eclectic range of buyers at an open house produces hilarious results and universal themes in No Place. This new work swept all the major awards at the Bray One Act Drama Festival earlier this year.
Cast
Alice - Chloe Attalla
Donnacha - Matthew Torkilsen
Old Man/Dad/Landlord - A.J. Magoon
Old Woman/Mom/Son - Caroline Norton
Director – Bo Johnson
Willow
Author: Catherine McKiernan
Set in a small seaside town in the west of Ireland, Willow is a tale of love, loss and longing. Over the course of one day in 2019, the revelation of an enormous secret between two old lovers suddenly changes everything for one man. A family struggles to find and give forgiveness and to cope with the loss of what might have been. A fierce reminder that: ‘Our truth may not always be the truth.’
Cast
Mags Halligan - Leslie Fitzwater
Anna O'Farrell - Amy Callahan
Sean Halligan - Kevin Callahan
Andy Halligan - George Sheppard
Director – Amanda J Hull
Spreading the News
Author: Lady Gregory
Fake news is nothing new! This classic farce was written by legendary Irish literary figure Lady Gregory for the opening night of the Abbey Theatre in 1904. Spreading the News finds the gossipy residents of a small Irish village consumed by a simple misunderstanding that snowballs with lightning speed, ending with accusations of infidelity – and yes – even murder!
Cast
A Removable Magistrate - Eamonn O'Neill
A Policeman (Jo Muldoon) - Ted Tyson
Bartley Fallon - Eamonn De Cogain
Mrs. Fallon - Libby Amato
Jack Smith - Nate Press
Mrs. Tarpey - Margaret Casey
Mrs. Tully - Sarah Mankowski-Lathrum
Tim Casey - David Ferrie
Sean Early - Tawney Thompson
James Ryan - Robin Christiansen
Director – James J Gallagher
Schedule of performances:
Friday
5:30 PM Spreading the News
6:30 PM No Place
7:30 PM Willow
Saturday
1:00 PM Keith Corcoran
2:30 PM Spreading the News
3:30 PM Willow
5:00 PM No Place
6:00 PM A Night in November
Sunday
12:00 PM Spreading the News
1:00 PM No Place
2:00 PM Keith Corcoran
3:30 PM A Night in November
6:00 PM Willow
Milwaukee Irish Fest Information:
Main Website: https://irishfest.com/Milwaukee-Irish-Fest
For ticket information to Irish Fest go here: https://irishfest.com/tickets.htm
