ICTC
The Irish Classical Theatre Company‘s co-founders, Vincent O’Neill and Josephine Hogan, have a large feature article in today’s Buffalo News. You can read it here. I’ve been lucky to have worked with both of them at ICTC over the years, appearing in the production of Three Sisters which opened the Andrews Theatre in 1999 (an absolutely frigid night where the temperature was 10 degrees, and the heat from the lights was melting snow on the roof and dripping onto the stage floor), in which I played Josephine’s ineffective husband Kulygin. I also played Estragon in the 2000 iteration of Waiting for Godot opposite Vince as Vladimir – an extraordinary opportunity for me. The piece is flattering, with a nod towards Josephine’s reputation as a headstrong actress. This is a story of a success everyone in theatre would like to have: from a hotel conference room in Cheektowaga across from the Buffalo International Airport, to a beautiful 200-seat black box and an 1800-strong subscriber base, these people made Irish and classical theatre a hit in a struggling blue-collar city. That’s something not only to admire but to envy. -twl
