Show Artwork by Michael Gelen, Inkwell Studios.
Show Information
View Irish Classical Theatre Company’s production of Girl on an Altar, June 12 – 28, 2026.
SETTING: Fluid. Sky. Sea. Stars. Wind. Stone. Bronze. Aegean Light.
RUN TIME: Approximately 2 hours and 30-minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.
CONTENT NOTES: This play contains depictions of violence, murder, and intimacy, as well as strong language. It explores themes of war, sacrifice, enslavement, power, betrayal, loss of children, and revenge.
Girl on an Altar has been licensed by arrangement with The Agency (London) Ltd., 24 Pottery Lane, London W11 4LZ (info@theagency.co.uk).
Cast
Clytemnestra
Keelie A. Sheridan*
Agamemnon
Jorge Luna*
Cassandra
Tabitha Raithel †
Aegisthus
Darryl Semira*
Cilissa
Paige Batt †
Tyndareus
David Marciniak †
*The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
† ICTC Debut
Production Team
Director
Anderson Carr †
To Be Announced.
† ICTC Debut
GIRL ON AN ALTAR
By MARINA CARR
June 12 – 28, 2026
North American Premiere Production.
A searingly fresh adaptation of the ancient Greek myths about family, war, and forgiving the unforgivable.
Old wounds, new blood.
Visionary Irish playwright Marina Carr’s Girl on an Altar is a powerful reimagining of the ancient myth of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, told with raw emotion and lyrical intensity. This gripping play delves into love, betrayal, and vengeance, exploring the devastating consequences of sacrifice and power. With Carr’s signature poetic language and a bold feminist perspective, Girl on an Altar is a riveting and unmissable theatrical experience that breathes new life into an ancient tragedy, by one of Ireland’s foremost contemporary playwrights.
Additional Programming:
Open Rehearsal (for Subscribers Only): Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Community Matinee Preview ($12/Ticket): Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Opening Night Reception: Friday, June 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Will Performances*:
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
*Purchase in-person at the Box Office on the day of the performance. Seating subject to availability.
Speaker Series: Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Talk Back Thursdays: Engage with the Creators! After every Thursday performance, stay for a free Talk Back where members of the creative team discuss their roles and answer your questions about their creative journey.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
About the Playwright:
Marina Carr’s work has been produced by The Abbey Theatre, The Gate, Druid, Landmark, The Royal Court, Wyndhams Theatre, The RSC, The Almeida, The Kiln, The MacCarter Theatre, San Diego Rep, Milwaukee rep.
She is translated into many languages and produced around the world.
She also wrote a new, contemporary translation of Rigoletto for Opera Theatre Company, which toured Ireland in 2015, and wrote an original oratorio Mary Gordon as part of a commission for Wicklow County Council that brought together choirs from throughout County Wicklow with solo singers and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in November 2016.
Prizes include Windham-Campbell Prize 2017 for her body of work, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The American/Ireland Fund Award, The E.M Forster Award From The American Academy Of Arts And Letters, The Macaulay Fellowship, The Puterbaugh Fellowship. She is a member of Aosdána.
She has taught at Trinity College Dublin, at Villanova, at Princeton. Currently she is an Associate Professor at Dublin City University.
She is published by The Gallery Press, Nick Hern Books And Faber & Faber.
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