Myra’s Story – Gemma Whelan

Myra's Story

by Brian Foster

Corrib Theatre

May, 2023

REVIEWS

“Sermol's performance captures the audience from the beginning, leading us on the journey through tears and laughter, while also forcing us to fully consider and comprehend the reality of life on streets.”

Krista Garver, Broadway World
“Throughout it all, even in the darkest of circumstances, Myra recounts her history with a searing wit and pitch-black sense of humor that can give the audience the respite of a laugh while underscoring the tragedies that have come to define her life.”

Morgan Shaunette, Willamette Week

ABOUT

A scream from the streets. A plea to be seen as human.

Embodying Irish humor and tenacity, Myra chronicles her struggle with alcoholism and the generational and political traumas that fuel it. She introduces a cast of colorful characters from her working-class Dublin community, whose own challenges fill in the larger picture of a battered but resilient Irish society.

PHOTOS

CAST

Luisa Sermol* / MYRA

CREATIVE TEAM

Gemma Whelan~ / DIRECTOR
Kyra Sanford / SCENIC DESIGN
Gregory Pulver, Viola Horton / COSTUME DESIGN
Jimmy Balistreri / LIGHTING DESIGN
Andrew Bray / SOUND DESIGN
Colin Herring / STAGE MANAGER
Rene Denfeld / ASST STAGE MANAGER, DRAMATURG

* 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.