OR, by LIZ DUFFY ADAMS
September 12 – 28, 2025
https://irishclassical.com/or/
A night in the life of Aphra Behn; poet, international spy, and England’s first professional female playwright.
About the Play:
A deliciously dizzying (semi)-historical romp.
Sprung from debtors’ prison after a disastrous overseas mission, Aphra is desperate to get out of the spy trade. She has a shot at a production at one of only two London theatre companies, if she can finish her play by morning. But she’s thwarted by interruptions from sudden new love, actress Nell Gwynne; complicated royal love, King Charles II; and very dodgy ex-love, double-agent William Scot – who may be in on a plot to murder the king. Can Aphra save Charles’ life, win William a pardon, resist Nell’s charms, and launch her career, all in one night? Against a background of a long drawn-out war and a counterculture of free love and pastoral lyricism, the 1660s look a lot like the 1960s in this neo-Restoration comedy about “the female Shakespeare.”
Curtain times are 7:30pm for Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; and 2pm for Saturday and Sunday Matinees.
Additional Programming:
Open Rehearsal (for Subscribers Only): Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Community Matinee Preview ($12/Ticket): Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Opening Night Reception: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Will Performances*:
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
*Purchase in-person at the Box Office on the day of the performance. Seating subject to availability.
Speaker Series: Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Talk Back Thursdays: Engage with the Creators! After every Thursday performance, stay for a free Talk Back where members of the creative team discuss their roles and answer your questions about their creative journey.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Curtain Up! 2025 Celebration: Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The second Friday performance of Or, aligns with Buffalo’s annual Curtain Up! celebration. After the show, step outside to enjoy a free street party in the Theatre District – an exciting evening highlighting the energy and talent of our local theatre community.
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