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MAN IN THE WOMAN's SHOES

EMBARK and The Flatz in partnership with The Hudson Valley Irish Center and the Irish Arts Center of NYC present LOCO & RECKLESS PRODUCTIONS'
MAN IN THE WOMAN's SHOES written & performed by beloved and celebrated Irish actor, MIKEL MURFI on Sunday, March 6 at 3pm at EMBARK@The Flatz located on 1008 Main St, 1st floor, Peekskill, NY.
With the support of St. Patrick's Committee of Peekskill, NYSCA, NYCulture & Culture Ireland

Tickets: $20 - Doors open at 2:30pm
Q & A following the show.
BIG BANG COFFEE ROASTERS will be open!

THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC's PICK! ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!

SUMMARY: It's October 1978, Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and cobbler Pat Farnon has "some business" to do in town.
"Today is beginning to feel very special and I've no idea why."
"Man In The Woman's Shoes" follows Pat as he walks the five miles from his white cottage to town and back again. He meets unforgettable characters along the way, including water diviner Huby Patterson, GAA enthusiast extraordinaire Kitsy Rainey, big voiced Casimir Marshall, an array of farmers all named Gilmartin and Kemp, a man whose idea of a good time is to direct traffic wherever he may find it. Pat may be an aging man but he has a boundless enthusiasm for life.

PLAYWRIGHT/ACTOR: Mr. MURFI has just starred opposite Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea in Ballyturk written and directed by Enda Walsh which played to sold-out houses in Galway, Dublin and at the National Theatre in London. He is a founding member of Barabbas Theatre Company and was last in New York when he directed Penelope by Enda Walsh at St. Ann's Warehouse. His films include The Commitments,Guiltrip, The Butcher Boy, Ella Enchanted, Intermission and most recently Jimmy's Hall directed by Ken Loach.

"Murfi presents us with a vivid tableau of personalities . . . A physical comedian, blessed with plastic features, and with the vocal range of a ventriloquist. . . Murfi knows how to bring a script to the edge of pathos or nostalgia without tipping the balance . . . He distinguishes rural personalities who might in lesser hands seem too similar to differentiate."
Irish Theater Magazine

NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/theater/review-the-man-in-the-womans-shoes-a-mikel-murfi-solo-play.html