‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE
September 20-October 13, 2019
The dreadful demise of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet and the unrestrained passion of his Othello are arguably eclipsed by this rarely revived 17th Century Jacobean drama. ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore is a tale of forbidden love, deception and gruesome revenge that will provoke the mind ...read more
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
November 22-December 15, 2019
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ delightful reminiscence of a magical snow-filled Christmas past allows us to enjoy the Holidays through the wide-eyed, innocent eyes of a child. ...read more
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
January 17, 18 & 19 only!
The stage will be set for romance as the mystical faerie kingdom and the humdrum world of humans converge in this whimsical tale of magic, mischief and misplaced affection, as the woods beyond Athens become a topsy-turvy Garden of Eden for a single enchanted ...read more
THE ONION GAME
March 6- March 29, 2019
Onion and Pearl are miserably married. Their children, Ogie and Milly, are displaying increasingly strange behavior. As Onion writes the Great Irish Novel and Pearl covers the house in beads, they secretly plot each other's ruin. This play, by the author of The Cobbler...read more
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
April 24-May 17, 2020
Widely regarded as both a masterpiece and a landmark among modern classics, Chekhov's last and greatest play follows the Gaev family as they contend with the loss of their family estate and...read more
DRAMA AT INISH
June 5-June 29, 2020
In this charming satire from the repertoire of the Abbey Theatre, the lives of the quirky inhabitants of a sleepy seaside village in Ireland, circa 1930, are plunged into chaos with the arrival of a traveling theatre troupe intent upon enriching their lives with the heady...read more
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.
