A Touch of the Poet
Written by Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
Irish Repertory Theatre
March 26, 2022
Production website
💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

Irish Repertory Theatre is one of my favorite theatres in NYC.  The space is so small and in-your-face.  No other theatre in the City puts you right on stage with the performers like the Irish Rep.  Irish literature also is a favorite of mine.  No other plays seem to have as much humanity – so much fighting, suffering and passion as the Irish plays.

Touch of the Poet started out very predictably for me.  Two Irish bar goes were sitting around a bottle of whiskey providing us with the exposition needed for the night, and yes, one had an obviously makeup/manufactured scar and the other a bit too forced of a brogue.  I was willing to accept these small bumps and settled down into one of Eugene O’Neill’s classics – only performed professionally after O’Neill died.  I thought I had this play figured out. BUT THEN,

This Space Between Us
Written by Peter Gil-Sheridan
Directed by Jonathan Silverstein
Keen Company – Theatre Row
March 26, 2022
Production website
💉💉 out of 5.

This play was exactly what I expected – – in fact it was a bit too much of what I expected.  This Space Between Us tells the story of a corporate lawyer who is connected to his parents, aunt, neighbor and boyfriend, who one day wakes up to realize that his corporate law job – although lucrative  – is not making the change in the world that he feels necessary.  He wants to ditch it all and head to Africa to help others.