Life absurdly imitates melodrama in ICTC’s ‘Stage Kiss’
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
In Sarah Ruhl’s play, “Stage Kiss,” two actors named only “He” and “She,” are former lovers who went through a bitter breakup...
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STAGE KISS lets Irish Classical shine with one of their strengths – a well-directed, well-acted, high class farce.
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
THE BASICS: STAGE KISS, a comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti, starring Tracie Lane and Guy Balotine, part...
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Welcome 716 Review: Stage Kiss @ Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
Is a kiss ever just a kiss? Does every kiss have meaning? Can a kiss in the present be so...
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ICTC’s Cultural Classics Exchange Series
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
The Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) is delighted to announce the debut of its Cultural Classics Exchange Series, a free...
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BWW Review: WAITING FOR GODOT at Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
After a near two year absence, live audiences have returned to Irish Classical Theatre. And the production that inaugurated the...
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A ‘Godot’ worth the wait at Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
In many ways, Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is the signature play of Irish Classical Theatre Company. This is the...
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Welcome 716 Review: Waiting for Godot
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
Existential angst and sly comedy are on full display at the Andrews Theatre in ICTC’s brilliant production of the Samuel...
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Buffalo Rising Review: Waiting for Godot @ the ICTC
By Mary Loliger / March 29, 2022
THE BASICS: The (Irish Classical Theatre Company) ICTC is back with live theater (at last!) with this Andrews Theatre mounting of...
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The Many Artistic Hats of Anna Krempholtz!
By Mary Loliger / November 22, 2021
Anna Krempholtz. Photo by Mark Duggan/Nickel City Headshots Hello Friend, I am often told I wear a lot of hats, and...
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ANNA KREMPHOLTZ ICTC SKETCH SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES (“Official Rules”)
By Mary Loliger / October 29, 2021
Original Sketch by Anna Krempholtz This Sweepstakes is conducted by the Irish Classical Theatre Company with the physical address of...
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Artistic Director Emeritus Vincent O’Neill Joins Mary Ramsey and Joseph Hassett for 17th Annual Hassett Reading: Yeats Now
By Mary Loliger / April 26, 2021
The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series presents the 17th Annual Hassett Reading: Yeats Now. The evening of poetry, song and conversation will...
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“Magical Virtual Performance … Heartfelt and Genuine …” – Michael Rabice, BroadwayWorld
By Mary Loliger / April 16, 2021
Unfurling the raw emotions associated with sickness, death and grief are not new topics in literature. But author Joan Didion has suffered...
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“Remarkably Serene … A Contemplative Event” – Anthony Chase, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger / April 14, 2021
With “The Year of Magical Thinking,” Joan Didion seeks to give us a lesson in survival. The play is a...
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4 Stars (out of 4) – “Wildly satisfying … Bravo” – Ben Siegel, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger / March 10, 2020
“a wildly satisfying story of self-destruction” In case you haven’t been shocked into gleeful submission in a while, or …...
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“call Lyft or Uber … It will be so worth it!”-Anthony Chase, theatretalkbuffalo.com
By Mary Loliger / January 24, 2020
You’ve got two more chances to see William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" performed by the Irish Classical Theatre Company...
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“an absolutely intoxicating brew” – Ann Marie Cusella, buffalovibe.com
By Mary Loliger / January 24, 2020
The fairies have alighted at Kleinhans Music Hall this weekend in a swirl of sound, color and magic that pulsate...
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4 Stars (of 4) – “magical ‘Midsumer Night’s Dream,'” Randy Schiff, Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger / January 24, 2020
… At Kleinhans Music Hall, we see another kind of marriage: a perfect matrimony of theater and music, as Irish...
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“delightful, nostalgia-filled, lively” – Ann Marie Cusella, buffalovibe.com
By Mary Loliger / November 26, 2019
Looking at childhood Christmases through the bifocals of age is a pastime that warms the hearts of those sitting at...
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“Third time is a charm for ICTC” – Cherie Messore, buffalotheatreguide.com
By Mary Loliger / November 26, 2019
Long before there were hours of football on TV and the ubiquitous electronic devices in the hands of teens at...
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“a magical Christmas to behold.” – Melinda Miller, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger / November 25, 2019
There are few things more powerful than memories of childhood Christmases, partly because of the magic and anticipation, and partly...
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Life absurdly imitates melodrama in ICTC’s ‘Stage Kiss’
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
In Sarah Ruhl’s play, “Stage Kiss,” two actors named only “He” and “She,” are former lovers who went through a bitter breakup...
Read More
STAGE KISS lets Irish Classical shine with one of their strengths – a well-directed, well-acted, high class farce.
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
THE BASICS: STAGE KISS, a comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti, starring Tracie Lane and Guy Balotine, part...
Read More
Welcome 716 Review: Stage Kiss @ Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
Is a kiss ever just a kiss? Does every kiss have meaning? Can a kiss in the present be so...
Read More
ICTC’s Cultural Classics Exchange Series
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
The Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) is delighted to announce the debut of its Cultural Classics Exchange Series, a free...
Read More
BWW Review: WAITING FOR GODOT at Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
After a near two year absence, live audiences have returned to Irish Classical Theatre. And the production that inaugurated the...
Read More
A ‘Godot’ worth the wait at Irish Classical Theatre
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
In many ways, Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is the signature play of Irish Classical Theatre Company. This is the...
Read More
Welcome 716 Review: Waiting for Godot
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
Existential angst and sly comedy are on full display at the Andrews Theatre in ICTC’s brilliant production of the Samuel...
Read More
Buffalo Rising Review: Waiting for Godot @ the ICTC
By Mary Loliger
/ March 29, 2022
THE BASICS: The (Irish Classical Theatre Company) ICTC is back with live theater (at last!) with this Andrews Theatre mounting of...
Read More
The Many Artistic Hats of Anna Krempholtz!
By Mary Loliger
/ November 22, 2021
Anna Krempholtz. Photo by Mark Duggan/Nickel City Headshots Hello Friend, I am often told I wear a lot of hats, and...
Read More
ANNA KREMPHOLTZ ICTC SKETCH SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES (“Official Rules”)
By Mary Loliger
/ October 29, 2021
Original Sketch by Anna Krempholtz This Sweepstakes is conducted by the Irish Classical Theatre Company with the physical address of...
Read More
Artistic Director Emeritus Vincent O’Neill Joins Mary Ramsey and Joseph Hassett for 17th Annual Hassett Reading: Yeats Now
By Mary Loliger
/ April 26, 2021
The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series presents the 17th Annual Hassett Reading: Yeats Now. The evening of poetry, song and conversation will...
Read More
“Magical Virtual Performance … Heartfelt and Genuine …” – Michael Rabice, BroadwayWorld
By Mary Loliger
/ April 16, 2021
Unfurling the raw emotions associated with sickness, death and grief are not new topics in literature. But author Joan Didion has suffered...
Read More
“Remarkably Serene … A Contemplative Event” – Anthony Chase, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger
/ April 14, 2021
With “The Year of Magical Thinking,” Joan Didion seeks to give us a lesson in survival. The play is a...
Read More
4 Stars (out of 4) – “Wildly satisfying … Bravo” – Ben Siegel, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger
/ March 10, 2020
“a wildly satisfying story of self-destruction” In case you haven’t been shocked into gleeful submission in a while, or …...
Read More
“call Lyft or Uber … It will be so worth it!”-Anthony Chase, theatretalkbuffalo.com
By Mary Loliger
/ January 24, 2020
You’ve got two more chances to see William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" performed by the Irish Classical Theatre Company...
Read More
“an absolutely intoxicating brew” – Ann Marie Cusella, buffalovibe.com
By Mary Loliger
/ January 24, 2020
The fairies have alighted at Kleinhans Music Hall this weekend in a swirl of sound, color and magic that pulsate...
Read More
4 Stars (of 4) – “magical ‘Midsumer Night’s Dream,'” Randy Schiff, Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger
/ January 24, 2020
… At Kleinhans Music Hall, we see another kind of marriage: a perfect matrimony of theater and music, as Irish...
Read More
“delightful, nostalgia-filled, lively” – Ann Marie Cusella, buffalovibe.com
By Mary Loliger
/ November 26, 2019
Looking at childhood Christmases through the bifocals of age is a pastime that warms the hearts of those sitting at...
Read More
“Third time is a charm for ICTC” – Cherie Messore, buffalotheatreguide.com
By Mary Loliger
/ November 26, 2019
Long before there were hours of football on TV and the ubiquitous electronic devices in the hands of teens at...
Read More
“a magical Christmas to behold.” – Melinda Miller, The Buffalo News
By Mary Loliger
/ November 25, 2019
There are few things more powerful than memories of childhood Christmases, partly because of the magic and anticipation, and partly...
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.