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PRAISE FOR THE MINT:
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The classiest resurrectionists in town, the Mint Theater Company
MAY 30 THROUGH JULY 14
specializes in reviving forgotten plays and playwrights.
Of all the countless off-Broadway troupes with which the side streets of Manhattan are dotted, none has a more distinctive mission— or a higher artistic batting average—than the Mint Theater Company, which “finds and produces worthwhile plays from the past that have been lost or forgotten.” If that sounds dull to you, don’t be fooled: I’ve never seen a production there that was a sliver
less than superb. Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
The Mint Theater makes other companies look ridiculous by lovingly
producing forgotten plays that are much better than many that are repeatedly revived. Jason Zinoman, The New York Times, 2007
For anyone who cares about continuity in theater history, who wants to see connections between playwrights over centuries, the Mint Theater Company is heroic. While the big nonprofits roll out the same greatest hits of Western drama (with very little dramaturgical insight or motivation), the Mint finds obscure but rewarding riches from the shadowy recesses of its vault. David Cote, Time Out New York Mr. Bank is one of a handful of theater artists in America whose name is
an absolute guarantee of quality. Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
Mint Theater Company, resurrectionist extraordinaire of forgotten plays. Ben Brantley, The New York Times
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PERFORMANCES BEGIN MAY 30
The Mint does for forgotten drama what Encores! does for musicals. David Rooney, The New York Times
Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St, between 9th & 10th
Company unearths long-forgotten plays and imbues them with new life.
Andy Webster, The New York Times
Administrative Office 330 West 42nd St, Ste 1210 NY, NY 10036
Thank heaven for the unwavering commitment of Jonathan Bank, the theatrical archaeologist whose Mint Theater
A haunting and beautiful play from Micheál mac Liammóir: “The dominant figure in the Irish theatrical world for almost half a century.” The Irish Times, 1978
Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
THEATRE ROW 410 WEST 42 STREET MINTTHEATER.ORG THIS PRODUCTION IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY: The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
By public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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About the Author
“It is a powerful meaty play, the kind that has you coming up for air when the curtain goes down.” Evening Times After a dozen hard years in London working the streets, Bairbre is returning home to Ireland. Three days ago, she married Tom who knows nothing of her past. They plan to settle with Tom’s father on his farm and live a simple life, far from the temptations and torments of the sinful city. But it’s not easy to escape your past, even among the rocks and ruins of the mountainside.
Micheál mac Liammóir was a legendary figure in Ireland. His death in 1978 was front-page news for three consecutive days in the Irish Times, which described him as “the dominant figure in the Irish theatrical world for almost half a century.” Together with his partner of 50 years, Hilton Edwards, they founded the Gate Theatre in 1928 and revolutionized Irish theatre, introducing Dublin theatergoers to important works by European and American dramatists, as well as new plays by Irish dramatists. Over the course of five decades, mac Liammóir himself captivated Dubliners and global audiences with his prolific work as an actor-playwright-designer. Hilton Edw ards outside the Gat and Micheál mac Liammóir e in 1972.
“It is a work within a stone’s throw of great tragedy.”
The Gate Theater produced t The Mountains Look Differen yed in 1948. mac Liammóir pla ed the role of Tom and is pictur o wh here with Sheila Burrell, played Bairbre.
The Standard The idea for The Mountains Look Different came to mac Liammóir after working on Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie”. He wondered what happened to Anna after curtain came down: I saw many plays over the years whose subject matter was young women who sold their bodies in order to live, and the end of every one of the plays was that the unfortunate woman married some simple innocent man who fell in love with her. But the curtain always came down before any of us in the audience knew anything about the life that was ahead of the couple.
“A courageous play in which there is no beating about the bush.” The Christian Science Monitor Mountains stoked controversy in conservative Dublin in 1948. One night, two men left their seats at intermission and asked the audience to join with them in leaving the theater. Shouts of “Sit down” and “If you don’t like it leave” came from the audience; the ushers started towards the men, then the orchestra began to play and drowned out the protest. A handful of theatergoers left and the next day, every paper in Dublin told the story. The play continued without interruption and received an enthusiastic ovation, including calls for the author. mac Liammóir himself played the role of Tom, so of course he heard the protest, but he said nothing. Later, he told the Irish Independent “that he believed the men who made the protest were sincere, but that it was a pity they had not waited to hear what the play had to say in the final act.”
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with
Ciaran Byrne Liam Forde McKenna Harrington Con Horgan Cynthia Mace Daniel Marconi Brenda Meaney Paul O’Brien Jesse Pennington
DIRECTOR Aidan
Redmond SETS Vicki R. Davis COSTUMES Andrea Varga LIGHTS Christian DeAngelis SOUND M. Florian Staab PROPS Chris Fields DIALECTS & DRAMATURGY Amy Stoller CASTING Stephanie Klapper, CSA PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Jeff Meyers ASST. STAGE MANAGER Christine Colonna ILLUSTRATION Stefano Imbert GRAPHICS hey jude design, inc. PRESS David Gersten & Associates
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enrichMINT events
All events take place immediately after the performance and usually last about fifty minutes. They are free and open to the public. Speakers and dates subject to change without notice.
AIDAN REDMOND AND THE DESIGN TEAM SATURDAY JUNE 1, after the matinee: Meet our design team and peek into the creative process with director Aidan Redmond and his team. Mint Artistic Director Jonathan Bank will moderate this panel discussion.
“I WAS ALWAYS BEING SOMEBODY ELSE” THE THEATRE OF MICHEÁL MAC LIAMMÓIR SATURDAY JUNE 8, after the matinee: MAYA CANTU, BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Maya Cantu will discuss the amazing biography of our author, the man born Alfred Willimore in 1899. Maya is on the Drama Faculty at Bennington and Dramaturgical Advisor to the Mint. She received a D.F.A. in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale School of Drama. Her book American Cinderellas on the Broadway Stage: Imagining the Working Girl from “Irene” to “Gypsy” is available through Palgrave Macmillan.
“ANNA CHRISTIE” AND THE MOUNTAINS LOOK DIFFERENT SUNDAY JUNE 9, after the matinee: ZANDER BRIETZKE
Micheál mac Liammóir writes that the inspiration for The Mountains Look Different came after working on Anna Christie at the Gate Theatre. Zander Brietzke, former president of the Eugene O’Neill Society and editor of the Eugene O’Neill Review will help us understand what he meant. Zander has published one monograph on O’Neill, The Aesthetics of Failure (McFarland 2001), and finished another, “Magnum Opus: The Extant Cycle Plays of Eugene O’Neill,” under contract at Yale University Press (est. pub. date in 2020). He has taught at Columbia University, Montclair State, The College of Wooster in Ohio and Lehigh University.
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