James X

by Gerard Mannix Flynn

Corrib Theatre

Feb – Mar, 2020

US Premiere

REVIEWS

“Pierce's performance is a fast, pulsating tour de force.” “...if you're into the kind of theatre that won't let you off the hook and want to see a brilliant performance of an incredibly demanding but superb script, this is your play.” “The script itself is a prodigious work of art — a piece of spoken word poetry that's astonishing for its immensity, its rhythmic quality, and also its unexpected whimsy.”

Krista Garver, Broadway World
“...the manner in which Pierce delivers this intense monologue, is a marvel of acting and a highlight of any theatre season! His rapid-fire spewing of this growing cancer, eating away at his soul, is awe-inspiring.”

Dennis Sparks, All Things Performing Arts
“Pierce’s performance is one of those you might keep hearing talked about for years by those lucky enough to see it.”

Marty Hughley, Oregon ArtsWatch

ABOUT

Confronting Church and State.

Plaintiff James X confronts the defendants, Church and State, for injustices they perpetrated throughout his childhood. While awaiting his trial, James examines his confidential state files compiled over the previous 45 years, and takes us on a journey through the schools, courts, health boards, industrial schools, psychiatric hospitals and prisons. It is part of the secret history of Ireland in the last century.

PHOTOS

CAST

Darius Pierce* / JAMES X

CREATIVE TEAM

Gemma Whelan~ / DIRECTOR
Kyra Sanford / SCENIC DESIGN
Gregory Pulver / COSTUME DESIGN
Kelly Terry / LIGHTING DESIGN
Rodolfo Ortega / SOUND DESIGN
Amy Katrina Bryan / STAGE MANAGER

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract.

~ The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.