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1ST IRISH 2008 1st Irish 2008 is the first festival celebrating Irish theater in New York City. Launching at 59E59 Theaters during the month of September, and produced by Origin Theatre Company, it features the New York premieres of three contemporary Irish plays as well as the world premiere of an evening of five short works. 1st Irish 2008 features the work of critically acclaimed Irish theater companies from New York, Boston and Washington, DC.

END OF LINES Presented by Origin Theatre Company (NYC). Written by Gary Duggan, Abbie Spallen, Ursula Rani Sarma, Pat Kinevane and Morna Regan. Directed by David Sullivan, Julia Gibson, Fiana Toibin and Alyse Rothman.

Dates: Saturday, September 6 – Sunday, September 28

Times: Tue – Sat 8:15, Sun 3:15

Tickets: $21 (59E59 Members $14.70)

An evening of five short plays inspired by journeys on the NYC subway, critically acclaimed Origin Theatre Company challenged five of Ireland’s leading young playwrights to find inspiration in NYC’s underground. In five world-premiere short plays, audiences travel on a unique journey into the heart and soul of New York City—the subway system—creating an exhilarating evening of theater.

LOVE, PEACE, AND ROBBERY Presented by The Keegan Theatre (Washington, DC). Written by Liam Heylin. Directed by Kerry Waters Lucas. With Matthew Keenan, Eric Lucas and Bruce Rauscher.

Tuesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 28

Times: Tue – Fri 8:30, Sat 2:30 & 8:30, Sun 3:30

Tickets: $18 (59E59 Members $12.60)

Uproarious and bittersweet, Heylin's play spins the escapades of Gary and Darren- both straight out of prison. Living with a curfew and the broken pieces of their pasts, they confront life back on the streets of Cork. Two guys who prove that there may actually be honor among thieves.

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OUTSIDE INN Presented by International Culture Lab. By Andreas Jungwirth. Directed by Melanie Dryer. With Roger Grunwald, Markus Hirnigel, Jenny Lee Mitchell, Karen Sieber.

Dates: Wednesday, October 1 – Sunday, October 19

Times: Tue – Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15

Tickets: $35 (59E59 Members $24.50)

A murder mystery that leaps across three continents, including present-day Germany, a small town near the Arizona-Mexican border and Namibia (the former German colony). Paul, a disillusioned German civic engineer unintentionally participates in the death of his boss, a Svengali-like tycoon. Rather than going to the police, Paul runs away to a small town in Arizona. With his mistress Marina by his side, he steals the identity of his former boss and flees across the Mexican border. The husband and wife Paul and Marina leave behind must face a future alone and a past that continues to haunt them. Performed in English and German mixed language performances.

THE NIGHT CARTER WAS BAD Presented by Kids With Guns (Ben Cikanek, Mike Klar and Kristen Reyes). By Ben Cikanek. Directed by Mike Klar. With Tom Baran, Rachel Jordan Brown, Ginny Myers Lee, Kurt Rodeghiero.

Dates: Wednesday, October 1 – Saturday, October 18

Times: Tue –Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30

Tickets: $18 (59E59 Members $12.60)

Big beers, tipsy walks on building tops, and pillow fights litter this dramatic comedy about the misbehavior and haphazard love life of a commitment-phobe named Carter. Stumbling through an office romance with a dancing personal assistant leaves him justifying overtime hours to a girlfriend who suspects he's being bad.

59E59 THEATERS is located at 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues. www.59e59.org

TICKETS can be purchased by phone through Ticket Central at 212-279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com or in person at the 59E59 Theaters Box Office.

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Tuesday-Saturday 12:00PM - 8:30 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM.