Origin 1st Irish Festival: A reading of Herself by Tim McGillicuddy

“Herself,” by Irish-American playwright, poet and performer Tim McGillicuddy, takes us to a haunted pub, where a young woman, returning to her hometown following the death of her brother, confronts -- and attempts to transform -- the rumors of the past. A dark and sometimes comic look into the destructive power of gossip, “Herself” is directed by Hamilton Clancy and features Kathleen Simmonds, Johnny Hopkins, Natalie Smith, Katherine O’Sullivan, Mary Linehan, John Caliendo, David Marantz, Patrick Hart, and Hollyanna Matthews.

Presented by The Drilling Co, now in its 22nd year under the artistic direction of Hamilton Clancy, whose mission is to produce new plays by emerging dramatists who wish to incite social change. The Drilling Co’s innovative outdoor stagings of Shakespeare FREE, in NYC’s Lower East Side and Bryant Park, support a dynamic company of professional theatre artists, and bring audiences of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds together.