News: Sons of Molly Maguire has been selected for the Main Stage of the the Midtown International Theatre Festival! The play will be performed at the Workshop Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (near 8th), Fourth Floor, at the following dates and times:

Tuesday – July 17th – 6:30 PM.
Friday – July 20th – 5:30 PM
Saturday – July 21st – 12:45 PM
Monday – July 23rd – 6:30 PM
Saturday – July 28th – 3:00 PM
Saturday – August 4th – 3:15 PM

Tickets for all six performances are now being sold on Smarttix.

Save $3 with this discount code: molly. Senior and student discounts are also available.

Boann Books and Media is planning opening and closing night parties and drink specials at a local pub. See you at the Workshop Theatre!

About Sons of Molly Maguire

In the coal mines of 1870s Pennsylvania, bosses discriminate against Irish immigrants. Jack Kilbride joins the Molly Maguires, a secret society that protests through terrorism. When the Molly Maguires are infiltrated and informed on by a Pinkerton Detective and fellow Irishman, Jack finds that the bosses own not only the mines but also the courts. In powerful dramatic and poetic terms, Sons of Molly Maguire examines this historical tale whose themes relate strongly to the issues of today: terrorism, immigration, corporate greed, inflammatory media, and corrupt courts.

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Last Year: In a Bucket of Blood was performed for sold-out audiences at Where Eagles Dare Theatre, 347 West 36th Street during the 2006 Midtown International Theatre Festival.

About In a Bucket of Blood

In a Bucket of Blood is a drama of loyalty, betrayal, guilt, and ambition set among the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob of the 1980s. Late on a Sunday night in a Hell's Kitchen dive called Fergus's Pub, Eddie Carey waits for his boss and lifelong friend, Jimmy Nolan. As he waits, he receives several visitors, including his wife, his criminal buddies, and his mistress, who lead him to question whether the loyalty he has demonstrated toward his boss is being returned.

Based loosely on the exploits of the Irish-American gang known as "The Westies," In a Bucket of Blood takes its inspiration from a wide range of sources including Oedipus Rex, Shakespeare's History plays, Liam O'Flaherty's The Informer, the Bible, and Irish and American history.