March 5–28, 2026
The Two Gentlemen of Killarney is a timely immigrant love-comedy with music. Adapted from Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, the story follows friends-turned-rivals from Ireland to America during the Great Famine, blending Shakespeare’s wit with traditional Irish tunes and delivering a dynamic celebration of love, immigration, and humanity.
Performance Days and Times
Thu, March 5, 7:30 pm (Preview)
Fri, March 6, 7:30 pm (Preview)
Thu, March 12, 7:30 pm
Fri, March 13, 7:30 pm
Sat, March 14, 2:00 pm
Sat, March 14, 7:30 pm
Sun, March 15, 2:00 pm
Thu, March 19, 7:30 pm
Fri, March 20, 7:30 pm
Sat, March 21, 2:00 pm
Sat, March 21, 7:30 pm
Sun, March 22, 2:00 pm
Thu, March 26, 7:30 pm
Fri, March 27, 7:30 pm
Sat, March 28, 2:00 pm
Sat, March 28, 7:30 pm
Cast
Cillian: Colin Villacorte
Finnegan: Stephen Kime
Silvia: Kiana Johnson
Saoirse: Ali Haas
Speed: Maryanne Henderson
Mr. O’Casey & Mr. Adams: Christopher Henley
Sean, Outlaw, & Host: Samuel Richie
Crab: Rachel Johns
William, Outlaw, & Percussion: Gary DuBreuil
Patti & Outlaw: Cammiel Hussey
Louisa & Frederick: Alexandria Grigsby
Fiddle Player: Ellie Cattle
Production Team
Adapter & Director: Séamus Miller
Music Director & Vocal Arrangements: Emily Erickson
Assistant Director: Libby Barnard
Stage Manager: Eileen Jones
Dialect Coach: Katie McDonald
Technical Director: Matty Griffith
Sound Designer: Neil McFadden
Lighting Designer: Solomon HaileSelassie
Costume Designer: Alexa Duimstra
Set Consultant: Elizabeth McFadden
Fight & Intimacy Choreographer: Bess Kaye
Master Electrician: Max Abramowitz
Lightboard Operator: Lillian Moki
Music Captains: Ellie Cattle, Gary DuBreuil
Fight Captain: Stephen Kime
Assistant Fight Captain: Samuel Richie
Photography: Kathleen Akerley^
Producer - Producing Artistic Director: Sara Barker^
Producer - Managing Associate: Josie Palmarini^
Producer - Production Manager: Kathleen Akerley^
Producer - Communications: Alyssa Sanders^
^ Avant Bard Theatre Producing Partner
Sponsors
Dana Koch
I’m ALWAYS surprised by Avant Bard’s productions…thoughtful, well developed, incredibly well acted! Two Gentlemen of Killarney is Consistent with that description! A good story that’s been well adapted to a different time and place…so relevant for today! The final song brought me to tears after so many laughs throughout the play. We’ll be seeing it again, for sure!
Peter
Thanks! We’re glad you enjoyed it. It was a really fun production, wasn’t it?