you'll laugh & you'll wince. everyone has a dark side. what's yours? order tickets from The Alchemist Theatre here.



Thursday, February 28, 2013

3 of 6. TWISTED NICE MIRAGE.


A chance meeting at a party thrusts two strangers into a volatile situation that each won’t soon forget.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

2 of 6. CONOR FRANCIS COMES HOME TO BALLYCULLEN.


A young Dublin lad sits down to visit his parents in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Then the shit hits the fan. Directed by Jason Waszak, starring Greg Ryan, Kathy Landry, Thom Cauley & Matthew Roth.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Cast announced for HASHTAG MAYHEM!

Hot off the wire! HASHTAG MAYHEM! - 6 short, dark plays by Milwaukee playwright Jeffrey James Ircink. Show time is 8 pm @ The Alchemist Theatre in Bay View, WI, March 21-23, 28-30, April 4-6. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or online here. And you can become a BACKER of our Indiegogo campaign here. Everyone has a dark side. What's yours?


PASS THE SALT, PLEASE (dir. Jeffrey James Ircink)

MAN:         Greg Ryan
WOMAN:    Brooke Maroldi

CONOR FRANCIS COMES HOME TO BALLYCULLEN (dir. Jason Waszak)

SEAN KAVANAGH:       Greg Ryan
KAYLEY KAVANAGH:    Kathy Landry
CONOR KAVANAGH:    Thom Cauley
DONAL MEEHAN:         Matthew Roth

TWISTED NICE MIRAGE (dir. Bo Johnson)

THE MAN:       Kyle Gallagher-Schmitz
THE WOMAN:  Zoe Schwartz

BILLY BALFOOR WANTS AN APOLOGY (dir. Gretchen Mahkorn)

BILLY:   Matthew Roth
LAIRD:  Mack Heath

CHOKING THE CHOAD IN BEL AIR (dir. Jeffrey James Ircink)

Jeffrey James Ircink
Bryan Damske

JESUS PUSHED A GROCERY CART (dir. Mary Ryan)

MAN:  Randall T. Anderson
BUM:  Mike Loranger

Opening night = One month!

HASHTAG MAYHEM! opens ONE month from today @ The Alchemist Theatre in Bay View, WI. Check top of page for ticket link & scroll down for show details. RESERVE your seats today! And help us reach our fundraising goal - or at least some of it. See video and details at Indiegogo here.


1 of 6 plays:  JESUS PUSHED A GROCERY CART. A man with car trouble and a homeless dude cross paths with mixed results. Directed by Mary Ryan, starring Randall T. Anderson & Mike Loranger.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

#our Indiegogo campaign. become a HASHTAG backer!



This promotional video for our Indiegogo fundraising campaign was a hoot to shoot. Check it out - AND become a BACKER of HASHTAG MAYHEM! The video explains it all. And here's the Indiegogo link. Share it, tweet it, email it - spread the word. Maybe you're not interested - maybe someone you know IS. It's not the amount you give but the number of contributors that make "crowdsourcing" campaigns successful. Got a buck? $5? $10? $20? Help us out.

Friday, February 8, 2013

#hashtag mayhem!


HASHTAG MAYHEM!, 6 short, dark plays by Jeffrey James Ircink. That's me. Our production runs March 21-23, 28-30, April 4-8 at The Alchemist Theatre in Bay View, Wisconsin. Show time is at 8 pm. Tickets may be purchased here.

Auditions were held and cast lists are being finalized. Directors for the production are:  Bo Johnson, Jason Waszak, Gretchen Mahkorn, Mary Ryan and Jeffrey James Ircink


Illustrated poster by local graphics designer, Ryan Carter of Whaleskin Illustration. Each square represents one of the 6 plays. Left to right, top to bottom: BILLY BALFOOR WANTS AN APOLOGY; TWISTED NICE MIRAGE; PASS THE SALT, PLEASE; CONOR FRANCIS COMES HOME TO BALLYCULLEN, CHOKING THE CHOAD IN BEL AIR; and JESUS PUSHED A GROCERY CART. Check back for details on each show...


#poster art number one.

 
I enjoy playing around with graphics. Sometimes I try wearing too many hats, if you get my drift. Whipped this out after a few tries.