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new island project
Artistic Directors: Kerry Waters Lucas and Eric Lucas
The Keegan Theatre is thrilled to announce the launch of its KEEGAN THEATRE new island project, which will produce under the leadership of its artistic directors Kerry Waters Lucas  and Eric Lucas,  who are both Keegan company members. Keegan’s New Island, which will be dedicated to producing Irish works in minimal settings, will perform all shows in its inaugural season at Arlington’s Theatre on the Run.
new island’s mission:  To create a theatre landscape where a predominately gray palate provides an open setting where actor and word are the strongest colors to tell the story. This gray world, in which characterization can emerge, provides an experience, reminding us of what one of the greatest gifts, Irish plays can offer –an immediacy of story which is raw, bold, and engaging.
KEEGAN THEATRE new island project 2006-2007 Season
 November 30-December 23, 2006
Faith Healer
by Brian Friel
directed by Mark A. Rhea
The dark memory tale of Francis Hardy, a faith healer and channeler, is revealed through his own confession, as well as from disclosures made by his wife Grace (Kerry Waters Lucas) and their friend Teddy (Mick Tinder). This brutal and moving play takes you to the edge of beauty and loss, and on a search for meaning through the splendor of Irish writing at it’s most poignant and lyrical. 
 January 5-February 3, 2007(Area Premiere)
Mojo Mickybo
by Owen McCafferty
directed by Eric Lucas
Belfast, 1970. After the premiere of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, two boys, one protestant, one catholic, make their way through the wartorn streets as modern day outlaws. As fantasy and reality collide in this hysterical and moving two hander, they are forced to confront the cultural devide that seperates their worlds.
 June 7-July 7, 2007
The Importance Of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Dorothy Neumann
The Importance of Being Earnest is Irish playwright Oscar Wilde’s best known play, a comedic send up of the ruling class in Victorian England, where despite the ridiculous, love can conquer all, if only one is earnest.
All 2007 performances will be at:
All 2007 performances will be at:
Postponed
 Please Note:Keegan Theatre new island project’s production of the Beckett plays has been postponed indefinitely. Please direct any inquiries to newisland@keegantheatre.com
Krapp’s Last Tape and Footfalls
by Samuel Beckett
directed by Kerry Waters Lucas and Eric Lucas
Two classics by the twentieth century’s master of the absurd. Each exploring in their own way, the loss of love, the power of memories, and the haunting poetry of one’s existence.
Directions to Theatre on the Run
3700 South Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, VA
From Washington DC:
Take I-395 South to Exit 7 (Shirlington/Glebe Road), stay to the left and take the left branch of the exit going under an overpass marked ’Shirlington’ , then bear to the right towards Shirlington. At the traffic signal at the end of the exit, turn right onto Shirlington Road. Less than a block later, turn left at the traffic signal onto Four Mile Run Drive. In less than 1/4 mile, Theatre on the Run will be on your left between S. Nelson and S. Oakland Street. If you pass Signature Theatre, you have gone too far.
From 495 Capital Beltway:
Take I-395 North to Exit 6 (Shirlington/Quaker Lane), bear left going over the highway, then move into the right lane, straight through the first traffic signal. At the second traffic signal, turn left at the traffic light onto Four Mile Run Drive. In less than 1/4 mile, Theatre on the Run will be on your left between S. Nelson and S. Oakland Street. If you pass Signature Theatre, you have gone too far.
- One block from Signature Theatre
- On Street Parking
- Enjoy the restaurants and gathering places of nearby Shirlington before or after a show!
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