FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 Today’s TalkBack began with an exploration of stage time — and the way it differs from everyday time. Act I of Tom Murphy’s epic play FAMINE moves at a stately pace that then accelerates as the conditions...

THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 The TalkBack for HALCYON DAYS opened with an exploration of the benefits and drawbacks of an actor in the role of playwright. Deirdre Kinahan, the author of this lovely, poignant two hander, was an actress before she...

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 The TalkBack was lively for SHIBARI, Gary Duggan’s provocative new play in its world premiere production at the Abbey Theatre’s Peacock Stage. SHIBARI, which translates literally as “to tie or bind” refers to kinbaku, the ancient Japanese...

TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 The day opened with our TalkBack for THE LAST SUMMER, Declan Hughes’ new play in its world premiere production. The play explores two core themes in present day Irish experience — the emigration of top talent to...

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 The TalkBack this morning consisted of an informal panel discussionfeaturing Sophie Gorman, Arts Editor of the Irish Independent; Robert King, Drama Critic for the North American Review; Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, Artistic Director of Capital Repertory Theatre; and Byam...

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 We touched down in Dublin just after dawn, and were checked into the historic Gresham Hotel by 7:30. After a wonderful Irish breakfast and a bit of downtime, we were off to a free concert at the...

Todd joined the staff of Chester Theatre Company this past April, prior to the start of CTC’s 2012 summer season, Uncommon Love Stories. For more about Todd, read his biography here. In my first five months, the most commonly asked...

So we’ve reached the half way point in our run of The Swan. It’s been an amazing ride so far, and we’re excited about the week ahead. The second week of a run at Chester Theatre Company is a completely...

Sometimes, when you work in theatre, the rare treat is to see a production without working on it. So often, when we’re in the midst of the process of rehearsing and producing a show, we lose the ability simply to...

  There are a number of points that you hit in every rehearsal process, and each of them reveals to the actors, the director, sometimes the designers, different aspects of the play, and of the work that still lies ahead....