Alex Simmons

A BEACON OF NOPE A secluded matriarch, a remote cottage on the Irish coast, and a haunting family secret. The key components of an Irish drama are here. Yet despite strong performances and a haunting ambience, The Beacon leaves its audience searching the horizon after the final bow. First presented at Garry Hynes’ distinguished Druid…

One of the most difficult crises to recover from is assault, let alone the assault from an intimate partner. Do you tell anyone? Do you confront? Do you forgive? To muse over these questions, Tony-nominated playwright Marin Ireland (Ironbound) offers the harrowing process of life after a lover’s assault with Pre-Existing Condition, now playing at…