By Frank McCourt
Directed by Charlotte Moore
Musical Direction and Arrangements by Rusty Magee

Starring Terry Donnelly, Bob Green, Marian Tomas Griffin, Rusty Magee, Ciarán O’Reilly, and Ciarán Sheehan

Join us for a special screening of the 1998 Irish Rep World Premiere production of The Irish…and How They Got That Way by Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, Teacher Man), with new video from Irish Rep co-founders Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly, board chair Kathleen Begala, Frank McCourt’s widow and Irish Rep board chair emerita Ellen McCourt, and Frank McCourt’s brother Malachy McCourt. The video will then be available to stream through July 19.

The Irish…and How They Got That Way is an irreverent history of the Irish through the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt. His razor sharp wit, coupled with his trademark bitter irony and his boundless love for the Irish People are all underscored by glorious music extending all the way from the auld Irish folk ballades; through George M. Cohan’s patriotic love songs to America; to World War II standards sung in movies, USOs and foxholes all over the world.

This celebration is a special fundraiser in place of Irish Rep’s annual gala. The screening is free, but we ask that if you are in any position to support us, you might consider making a donation of $25 per viewer, or become a VIP. Irish Rep will host a private pre-show reception on Zoom for VIP guests and supporters featuring a live performance by Ciarán Sheehan and live conversations with the cast and creatives beginning at 6pm. VIP and pre-event tickets starting at $500 are available now.