Origin's 1st Irish
Origin's 1st Irish is a New York City-wide festival that has launched the work of more than 200 Irish playwrights and continues to wow audiences with its dynamic presentations from Ireland's most vital voices at work today. Experience main stage productions, dynamic conversations, new work readings, literary events, documentaries, festival award ceremony and much more as they celebrate Ireland's most innovative artists. 59E59 Theaters has been hosting the festival since 2008.
Origin Theatre Company premieres a diverse range of contemporary European theater in New York City. Since its inception in 2002, Origin has been devoted to discovering, nurturing, and introducing new exciting voices from Europe, whose work provide unique perspectives on national identity, cross-cultural relations, and global understanding. Learn more here.
Upcoming Events
Fishamble: The New Play Company presents Rise Productions' FIGHT NIGHT
Written by Gavin Kostick
Directed by Bryan Burroughs
April 1 - 20, 2025
Presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company
Written by Joanne Ryan
Directed by Sarah Jane Scaife
April 2 - 20, 2025
Past Events
Presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company
Written and performed by Pat Kinevane
Directed by Jim Culleton
March 27 - April 14, 2024
Presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company
A new play by Eugene O’Brien
Directed by Jim Culleton
January 11 - January 29, 2023
Presented by Big Telly Theatre Company
Written and directed by Zoe Seaton
Based on the original short story by Owen Booth
January 11 - January 28, 2023
Pictured: Rhodri Lewis in FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER IS DRUNK AND THE SHEEP HAVE ALL JUMPED THE FENCES (2023) written and directed by Zoe Seaton based on the original short story by Owen Booth. Presented by Big Telly as part of Origin's 1st Irish. Photo by Neil Harrison.