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How to Keep an Alien

First Preview: Aug 27, 2016
Opening Date: Sep 15, 2016
Closing Date: Oct 1, 2016
Running Time: 01:15
How to Keep an Alien
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Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
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How to Keep an Alien is a story about falling in love and having to prove it to the government. Tearfully funny and tender, this autobiographical tale follows Irish Sonya and Australian Kate as they try to persuade the Department of Immigration that they have the right to live together in Ireland.

Join Sonya and Kate on a madcap odyssey from the stony townlands of Ireland to the leafy depths of the Queensland bush. It’s a tricky business coming from opposite ends of the earth. It takes an Olympian will and the heart of a whale, but above all else, paperwork. It takes a hell of a lot of paperwork!

US Premiere
Written and Performed by Sonya Kelly
with Paul Curley
Directed by Gina Moxley

Part of 1st Irish Festival 2016

 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Off BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

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Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    Two spaces for people using wheelchairs in 1st row.

  • Seating

    Seats 86.

  • Elevator/Escalator

    None.

  • Passenger Loading Zone

    None.

  • Parking

    SVI Permit. Valet parking garage: 51st St. between 10th & 11th Aves. Vertical clearance: 82". No vans or trucks.

  • Entrance

    Theatre has a street level entrance. Ground level. Double doors (each 33", 1" lip) to lobby. 2nd set of double doors (each 33") after box office. Twenty steps to 2nd floor. Eighteen steps to 3rd floor.

  • Box Office

    Lobby is same level as theatre

  • Restroom

    Restrooms are same level as theatre. Unisex: Ground floor. Entrance: 33". Sink: 28.5". Grab bars. Commode 18". Clear space 32" x 50".

  • Water Fountain

    None.

  • Telephone

    None.

  • Assisted Listening System

    None.

  • Visual Assistance

    None.

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