Presenting our 2020 - 2021 Season
Curtain Times: Thursday-Saturday Evenings 7:30 pm, Saturday Matinee 3:00 pm, Sunday Matinee 2:00 pm
May 16, 2022
As we return to work today, we remain horrified at the hate crime and massacre that occurred at Tops on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday. It is sickening that racism is alive and well in our country and community, and we recognize the long history of segregation in the City of Buffalo that led to the East Side becoming a food desert, and consequently following Saturday’s attack, leaves many in need of immediate assistance.
ICTC will be accepting non-perishable food donations during regular Box Office hours (10-5 Monday-Friday) at The Andrews Theatre at 625 Main Street, and in addition, at all of our upcoming performances of The Onion Game which runs June 3-26.
We’d like to share the following action items set up to assist our friends and neighbors in their time of need. We will update this list in the coming days and weeks:
- FeedMore WNY is accepting food donations at 91 Holt St. and accepting monetary donations here: https://www.feedmorewny.org/donate/
- Buffalo Community Fridge is accepting food donations at 257 E. Ferry Street of the following items: milk, eggs, cheese, baby food and formula, juice, water, and labeled cooked meats, in addition to all fresh and non-perishable items.
- Black Love Resists in the Rust is accepting monetary donations to go toward the longer-term food access and mental health support fund for those affected by the shooting: https://donate-usa.keela.co/mental-health-and-food-support
- Rooted in Love is working to provide fresh produce, non-perishable items, and personal hygiene products to residents in the community: https://rootedinloveinc.com/donate-to-our-cause/
- Other organizations accepting donations include WNY Mobile Overdose Prevention Services and Colored Girls Bike Too.
Below is a list of additional resources for those who may be in need:
- Crisis Services counselors are available 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Johnnie B. Wiley Pavilion on Monday at 1100 Jefferson Ave. Crisis Services 24-Hour hotline is 716-834-3131.
- Food will be available at the Resource Center at 347 East Ferry in Buffalo from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until at least Friday, May 27.
- Buffalo residents in the zip codes 14208 and 14209 who need help getting to and from a local grocery store can receive a free ride up to $20. The free ride applies to two local grocery stores: Tops Friendly Markets (425 Niagara Street, Buffalo) and Price Rite (250 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo). Those using Lyft can use the code 'BuffaloLyftUp' in the Lyft app to get their free ride.
- Victims’ families have an access compensation program available from the Erie County District Attorney’s Office with the New York State Office of Victim Services. For more information, you can call (716) 858-2400.
We encourage you to join us in following these accounts on social media to stay up-to-date on how we can continue helping this community in the coming weeks and months.
If you have any additional information about how to help the victims, their friends and families and the residents of the East Side of Buffalo, please let us know so we can share on our platforms.
News and Reviews
Life absurdly imitates melodrama in ICTC’s ‘Stage Kiss’
In Sarah Ruhl’s play, “Stage Kiss,” two actors named only “He” and “She,” are former lovers who went through a bitter breakup years ago. Now, they unexpectedly find themselves cast as a couple who had …Read More »
STAGE KISS lets Irish Classical shine with one of their strengths – a well-directed, well-acted, high class farce.
THE BASICS: STAGE KISS, a comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti, starring Tracie Lane and Guy Balotine, part of a talented cast of seven, opened on March 27 and runs through …Read More »
Welcome 716 Review: Stage Kiss @ Irish Classical Theatre
Is a kiss ever just a kiss? Does every kiss have meaning? Can a kiss in the present be so charged that it propels the couple into a shared past so passionate and …Read More »
" (Brian) Mysliwy is fully engaged in this preposterous experiment ... Production values are high ... A Broadway limited run with Jesse Tyler Ferguson begins next week, but there's no need to travel. This madcap journey at Irish Classical Theatre can hold its own in engaging audiences that are lucky enough to catch it before closing."
Michael Rabice
broadwayworld.com
" NY THEATRE GUIDE TOP PICK OF THE WEEK! Brian Mysliwy's performance is truly a marvelous accomplishment ... a master class in acting ... impressive and strong direction by Fortunato Pezzimenti ... If you're looking for a genuinely joyous and rapturous night at the theatre - fully commit to buying tickets to this show right now."
Diane Gebauer
NY theatre guide
" ... a Broadway caliber production ... (It) is, to be brief, superb ... David Oliver and his team are to be commended ... As always, Vincent O'Neill is a treat to watch ... PJ Tighe ... brings to the stage the perfect ... blend of off-color humor, charisma, and transcendence ... As far as dramatic literature goes, 'Equus' is tops. It would not surprise anyone, then, that Irish Classical Theatre is the theatre to produce it ... you NEED to see this production. "
Nathan Andrew Miller
NY Theatre Guide
" Be prepared to be Blown Away! ... a most amazing production ... This was Directed by David Oliver, he will be acclaimed for this ... Vincent O'Neill played the psychiatrist Martin Dysart like it was his favorite role of all time ... PJ Tighe climbed around in the pains, pleasures, and silence of the young man Alan ... Great Clarity of Text, withal ... What an amazing play by Peter Shaffer, and what a Powerful Presentation Irish Classical Theatre Company has given it. "
Willy Rogue Donaldson
Night Life Magazine
"“The talented pros at Buffalo’s Pan-American Film Division, who filmed actors Chris Kelly and Kristen Tripp Kelley on ICTC’s Andrews Theatre stage, know how to invisibly capture the mood and sensibility of a live performance, and they do it well. With the lights down at home, you do get the feeling of being there, and of having darn good seats.”"
Melinda Miller
Buffalo News
"“Through creative camera angles and close ups that are never too close, the play feels at home on the screen, instead of as a film on a sound set.”"
Michael Rabice
Broadway World
"“It was a great experience! The production quality was great! The next best thing to being there!”"
"“Blown away by the direction, camera work, and the performances. Nearly flawless.”"
"“This was without a doubt the best film of a stage performance I have ever seen, bar none.”"
"“Bravo! Excellent production, very much enjoyed.”"
Contact Us
625 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
The Irish Classical Theatre Company at The Andrews Theatre, is located directly across Main Street from Shea's Performing Arts Center in the heart of Buffalo's Theatre District.
Call our Box Office at (716) 853-ICTC (4282).
In 1985, two Dublin-born brothers, Vincent and Chris O’Neill, internationally acclaimed actors and former members of Ireland’s celebrated Abbey Theatre, found themselves in Buffalo, New York performing Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in the dining room of a local hotel. They were enthusiastically embraced by Western New York audiences and critics and, together with fellow Dubliners Josephine Hogan and the late Dr. James Warde, formed the Irish Classical Theatre Company. Performing on various rented stages until a permanent home was established at the Calumet Arts Café, ICTC became the fastest growing theatre in the region and led to the building of its new home, The Andrews Theatre, which opened its doors in January of 1999 in Buffalo’s Theatre District.