Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed two productions for their summer and fall 2025 season. Presenting in Irish Rep鈥檚 Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, both The Weir and The Honey Trap will play the Off-Broadway stalwart, setting the stage for their 2026 season.
In the summer, Conor McPherson's The Weir will return to the Rep, directed by Ciar谩n O鈥橰eilly. Beginning previews July 9, with an opening night set for July 17, the production will run through August 31.
Set in a remote country pub in Ireland, this marks the company鈥檚 fourth staging of The Weir, following acclaimed runs in 2013 and 2015, and a 2020 digital adaptation.
This cast of The Weir will include Dan Butler (Another Shot) as Jack, Johnny Hopkins (The Home Place) as Brendan, John Keating (Molly Sweeney) as Jim, Sean Gormley (Kingfishers Catch Fire) as Finbar, and Sarah Street (Beckett Briefs) as Valerie.
The Weir will feature set design by Charlie Corcoran (Beckett Briefs), lighting design by Michael Gottlieb (Beckett Briefs), costume design by Leon Dobkowski (The Dead, 1904), sound design by Drew Levy (Lights Out: Nat 鈥淜ing鈥� Cole), and properties by Deirdre Brennan (The Dead, 1904). Jeff Davolt (Beckett Briefs) will serve as production stgae manager, and Shanna Allison (Beckett Briefs) will be the assistant stage manager.
The fall will bring the New York premiere of The Honey Trap by Leo McGann (Friends Like These). Directed by Matt Torney (The White Chip), previews will begin September 17, with opening night set for September 28. The production will through November 9.
The Troubles-era drama is set in Belfast, 1979, when two off-duty British soldiers think they鈥檝e hit it off with two local girls at a unionist pub on the city鈥檚 outskirts. What begins as a night of flirtation and playful sparring soon turns dark, and decades later, one of the soldiers recounts the events for an American oral history project.
The Honey Trap was first presented as a staged reading at Irish Rep in 2024 as part of the New Works Fall Festival. Its world premiere was in 2023 with Solas Nua. The full cast and creative team will be announced at a later date.
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