Coming soon to The Civic ‘Speed The Plow’.
A new revitalisation of Mamet’s loaded satire about the Hollywood movie industry…with a twist. For the first time, and with permission from David Mamet, the gender of all the roles will be reversed in this classic play. His own blend of rapid-fire seductive dialogue takes on a new context when two female studio executives and a new male PA consider whether a new film script should be “greenlit”. The script is refreshingly unpretentious, biting and witty – with lots of surprises.
We are delighted to announce the cast.
CAST
Tara Egan Langley – Bobby Gould
Tara trained at The Royal Irish Academy of Music and then studied at The Gaiety School of Acting. Since then, she has worked extensively on stage, screen and the vocal booth. She wrote, recorded and toured two of her own albums, as well as collaborating on and guest appearing on many others. She played Beth in the first stage version of Jeff Wayne’s musical ‘The War of The Worlds’ which toured venues such as Wembley Arena and London’s Albert Hall. She played the role of Constance in ‘The Constant Wife’ at The Gate Theatre in Dublin and toured internationally with Donald Sinden’s stage show ‘7 Deadly Sins, 4 Sinners’. Screen work includes the tv series,‘The Fall’, Sophie Hyde’s film ‘Animals’ and the Acorn TV detective series ‘Harry Wild’. She played Carrie in the dark political drama ‘Red Election’ from Election Productions, and was Sandra in the Amazon feature ‘Silver’. She recently voiced the audiobook of Emma Donoghue’s ‘The Wonder’ and composed music for a new Irish play ‘FreeFall’, written by Georgina Miller which will be produced this year. She has toured with Dead Centre Theatre Company’s ‘Chekhov’s First Play’ – venues include Russia, Hong Kong, London and New York.
Jolly Abraham – Charlie Fox
The Weir (The Abbey), Absent The Wrong (Dublin Fringe), Irish debut in An Octoroon (The Abbey). Before that she was an actor based in NYC. Her favorite roles as a company member of The Pearl Theatre include Ophelia in Hamlet, Mrs. Martin in The Bald Soprano, Inez inNo Exit and Hermione in The Winter’s Tale. Broadway: Coram Boy, Bombay Dreams. Off-Broadway: Cost of Living (Manhattan Theater Club), Massacre (Rattlestick),
Twelfth Night (Sonnet Rep), McReele (Roundabout), Regional: King Lear (Northern Stage), queens (La Jolla Playhouse), Frankenstein (Dallas Theater Center), Sense and Sensibility (Guthrie), Swimmers (Marine Theatre Company) The Wolfe Twins (The Studio Theatre in DC), Scorched (Wilma Theater, Barrymore Nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Loves Labours Lost (The Shakespeare Theatre DC and RSC), and Pentecost(Old Globe), O’Neill Playwright’s Conference and Chautauqua. Numerous Lincoln Center Directors Lab.
TV: upcoming “Harry Wild” S2ep11(ACORN/RTE) “Sisters” S1EP4 (AMC/RTE) “Eastsiders”(Netflix Series 4)“Elementary,” recurring “Law and Order SVU,” “Wallflowers” (webseries),
“Unforgettable,” “Smash” “Lights Out,” “Gossip Girl,” “Sex and the City,” “Ed,” “Law and Order: CI,” ”Bedford Diaries,” “White Collar,” and “Nurse Jackie.” Film: “Plan B”(HULU) “A Walk Among the Tombstones”, “The Adderall Diaries,” “Stay,” “Loving Leah,” and “After You Left.” Adjunct professor of acting at NYU at the New Studio on Broadway. BFA from The University of The North Carolina School of the Arts
Macleod Stephen – Kevin
Macleod is an actor originally from Aberdeen, Scotland who trained at the Lir Academy. This is his first play with Verdant Productions. After making his professional debut in “Miasma” by Colin Murphy, he most recently appeared in ANU’s “Staging the Treaty” at the National Concert Hall.
Presented by Verdant Productions
6 – 8 April, 8pm
Preview Tickets €15
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Duration: 75 minutes.
Age Suitability 14+
