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background-color:rgb(0,0,156)"> <span id="Production Information">Production Information</span> <h2 hidden>Production Information</h2> </div><div class="iobdb-body" > <table> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <table> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top;">First performance date:</th> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">March 1, 2017</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top;">Opening date:</th> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">March 12, 2017</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top;">Closing date:</th> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">May 21, 2017</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top;">External Links:</th> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://irishrep.org/show/2016-2017-season/the-emperor-jones/" target="_blank">Official Website</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"> <img src="/Production/Image/Small/3238" style="border: 1px solid black; height:100px" /> <img src="/Production/Image/Small/3239" style="border: 1px solid black; height:100px" /> <img src="/Production/Image/Small/3240" style="border: 1px solid black; height:100px" /> <br /><br /> <a href="/Production/Image/6320" target="_blank">View Larger Images</a> </td> </tr> </table> </div></div> <div class="iobdb-frame" style="border-radius:13px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #CCCCCC"> <div class="iobdb-legend" style="border-radius:25px; background-color:rgb(0,0,156)"> <span id="Production Description">Production Description</span> <h2 hidden>Production Description</h2> </div><div class="iobdb-body" > <table> <tr> <td> Eugene O’Neill’s groundbreaking play The Emperor Jones is the story of Brutus Jones, a despot who ascends the throne using lies, intimidation and the politics of fear. Following a prison break in the United States, Jones sets himself up as monarch of a Caribbean island. When the Natives rebel after years of exploitation, Jones’s mesmerizing journey into darkness becomes a terrifying psychological portrayal of power, fear, and madness. With his demons in heavy pursuit, the Emperor is forced to confront not just the mortal sins of his past but also the depravities against his ancestors, — all in search of forgiveness and salvation. </td> </tr> </table> </div></div> <table style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%"> <tr> <td style="margin: 0; padding: 0"> <div class="iobdb-frame" style="border-radius:13px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #CCCCCC"> <div class="iobdb-legend" style="border-radius:25px; background-color:rgb(0,0,156)"> <span id="Opening Night Credits">Opening Night Credits</span> <h2 hidden>Opening Night Credits</h2> </div><div class="iobdb-body" > <br/><div style="background-color:#ABABAB; color:white; padding-left:8px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:25px">Production Credits</div> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <th style="width:1%"></th> <th>Person/Company</th> <th>Credit</th> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/629" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 110 credits">Irish Repertory Theatre</a> </td> <td> Producer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/3492" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 20 credits">Eugene O'Neill</a> </td> <td> Playwright </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/36897" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 33 credits">Christian Frederickson</a> </td> <td> Music </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/32037" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 107 credits">Ryan Rumery</a> </td> <td> Music </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/39618" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 51 credits">M. Florian Staab</a> </td> <td> Music </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> <div style="width: 21px; height: 30px; border: 1px solid lightgrey"> <a href="/CreditableEntity/2476" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none"> <img src="/CreditableEntity/Image/Thumbnail/2476" style="border:none; width:21px; height:30px" /></a> </div> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/2476" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 123 credits">Ciaran O'Reilly</a> </td> <td> Director </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/6133" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 26 credits">Barry McNabb</a> </td> <td> Choreographer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/33073" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 43 credits">Charlie Corcoran</a> </td> <td> Set Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/36189" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 6 credits">Antonia Ford-Roberts</a> </td> <td> Costume Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/38276" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 10 credits">Whitney Locher</a> </td> <td> Costume Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/1333" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 58 credits">Brian Nason</a> </td> <td> Lighting Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/32037" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 107 credits">Ryan Rumery</a> </td> <td> Sound Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/39618" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 51 credits">M. Florian Staab</a> </td> <td> Sound Designer </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/39605" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 3 credits">Deidre Brennan</a> </td> <td> Prop Design </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/30827" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 9 credits">Bob Flanagan</a> </td> <td> Puppet and Mask Design </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/41957" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 18 credits">Karen Evanouskas</a> </td> <td> Production Stage Manager </td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/3438" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 26 credits">Rebecca C. Monroe</a> </td> <td> Assistant Stage Manager </td> </tr> </table> <br/><div style="background-color:#ABABAB; color:white; padding-left:8px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:25px">Cast</div> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <th style="width:1%"></th> <th>Actor</th> <th>Role</th> <th></th> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> <div style="height: 30px; border: 1px solid lightgrey"> <a href="/CreditableEntity/48623" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none"> <img src="/CreditableEntity/Image/Thumbnail/48623" style="border:none; /*width:21px;*/ /*height:30px*/" /></a> </div> </td> <td> <a href="/CreditableEntity/48623" style="text-decoration:none; color:rgb(151,0,51)" title="Has 2 credits">Obi Abili</a> </td> <td>Brutus Jones</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5"> <td> <div style="height: 30px; border: 1px solid lightgrey"> <a href="/CreditableEntity/48221" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none"> <img src="/CreditableEntity/Image/Thumbnail/48221" style="border:none; 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