3828 Main Street

Kansas City, MO 64111

816-531-PLAY

www.unicorntheatre.org

Unicorn Partners with UMKC Theatre on Irish Comedy Noir

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

By Martin McDonagh

October 19-November 11, 2007

(Previews October 17 & 18)

Kansas City, MO- The play of the season has arrived. It won all the big awards in London, rave reviews in New York, Tony Award nominations for its Broadway run and

now, it's at the Unicorn.  Think Monty Python meets Quentin Tarantino.  At every performance, audiences will gasp, howl and leave the theater buzzing with excitement, knowing they've just experienced something astonishing. It's a wickedly hilarious event that must be seen to be believed.  It all builds to a stunning surprise that has audiences laughing in disbelief.  Produced with UMKC Theatre, Martin McDonagh’s latest comedy-noir The Lieutenant of Inishmore opens October 19^th and runs through November 11^th.  Previews are October 17 and 18 and tickets can be purchased by calling 816.531.PLAY x 10, online at www.unicorntheatre.org, or at the box office 3828 Main Street, KCMO 64111.

about the Play and Playwright

“Criminally funny.” –The New York Times  “Ripsnorting”-Time Out New York

“Mad Padraic”, deemed too reckless for the Irish Republic National Army, has only one real friend in the world--a scraggly black feline lovingly called Wee Thomas.  When the cat turns up dead, Donny, Padraic’s father is left to figure out how to tell him without causing a rampage on the island of Inishmore.  Could this situation all be a ploy by the INLA? In Martin McDonagh’s latest comedy noir, friends and family become foes and the only person you can trust is pointing a gun at your head.

Martin McDonagh has had international acclaim for his Irish Comedies including Tony Award nominations for The Pillowman and The Beauty Queen of Leenane—produced by Unicorn in 2006 and 1999 respectively.  His plays have been sold in 28 countries and in 21 languages.

Cast and Crew

            Unicorn Theatre’s production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore is directed by Joseph Price (Previously directed at Unicorn The Pillowman, Painted Alice, The Shape of Things, Blue/Orange, Bright Ideas and Fuddy Meers; Associate Head of Acting at the MFA Professional Actor Training Program at UMKC). The cast features Darren Kennedy as Pardaic (Unicorn Debut), Theodore Swetz as Donny (Unicorn Acting Debut; previously directed Rabbit Hole, Sideman, Mojo and All In The Timing; Patricia McIlrath Endowed Professor of Acting at UMKC), David Graham Jones as Davey (Unicorn Debut; UMKC MFA in Acting Alumni), Bruce Roach as Christy (Orson’s Shadow), Patrick DuLaney as Brendan (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Present Laughter and The Secret Lives of Losers), Anthony Vaughn Merchant  as Joey (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Twelfth Night), T.J. Chasteen as James (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Present Laughter and The Secret Lives of Losers) and Elana Kepner as Mairead (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Present Laughter) The design team includes Technical Direction by Mitch Critel (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: The Secret Lives of Losers and Twelfth Night), Set by Ryan J. Zirngibil (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Design Debut) Lighting by Rocco D’Santi (Unicorn Debit; UMKC:  Twelfth Night, The Secret Lives of Losers, and Cloud 9), Sound by Tim Brandsted (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Present Laughter), Costumes by Phoebe H. Boynton (Unicorn Debut; UMKC:  Twelfth Night and The Barnabies Five), Properties by P.J. Barnett (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: Design Debut) and  Paula Pearson (recently: Intimate Apparel, The Pillowman and Crowns) with Ashley Beckham as the Production Stage Manager (Unicorn Debut; UMKC: The Maids’ Tragedy, Tape and Three Sisters). 

For more information on the cast please visit www.unicorntheatre.org.

Special events, Tickets & Times

LGBT Nights continue October 25^th at Unicorn Theatre, co-hosted by The Lesbian and Gay center of Kansas City.  Meet people before the show to talk with after.  Enjoy Drinks and Appetizers at 6:30 pm before the show. There is a $5 requested donation at the door but please let us know you will be attending this event. Show tickets for the 7:30 pm performance should be purchased in advance by calling 816-531-PLAY ext. 10.

Talk-backs with the director and cast are hosted by Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin on October 24, 28 and 30 immediately after the show.

New Times for the 2007/2008 season: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. 

Tickets can be purchased by calling 816-531-PLAY ext. 10, online at www.unicorntheatre.org or visiting the box office at 3828 Main Street, KCMO 64111.  Tickets for previews are $20.00, regular Tuesday through Thursday performances are $25.00, Friday and Saturday performances are $30.00, and Sunday matinees are $25.00.  Unicorn Theatre offers $5.00 off for senior citizens and full-time students (with valid I.D.).  Students with valid I.D. can purchase Rush Tickets for $7.00 five minutes before curtain (based on availability).  Group rates are available for 10 or more people by calling 816-531-7529 ext. 21 or groupsales@unicorntheatre.org. 

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Unicorn Theatre’s 2007/2008 Season

La Cage Aux Folles music & lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein (Aug. 10-Sept. 9, 2007) 

The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh (Oct. 19-Nov. 11, 2007) rightnextto me by Gregg Coffin (Nov. 30-Dec. 30, 2007)

A House Walls No Walls by Thomas Gibbons (Jan. 19-Feb. 10, 2008)  The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane (March 7-30, 2008)

Faith Healer by Brian Friel (April 25-May 18, 2008)  Well by Lisa Kron (June 13-July 13, 2008) 

and the First Performance on The Jerome Stage—9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo (Opens in 2008)