The Drilling Company, known for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot and new plays, talks with playwright Ronan Noone about his verse play, THE SMUGGLER and its 2023 Off-Broadway production at Irish Rep. Actor Mick Mellamphy, appearing as the only actor in the 9000 word play as Tim Finnegan makes a special appearance to talk about the play and the legacy of Irish story telling.

In our ongoing project, Elowyn Castle, longtime company member and veteran New York actress/director, brings the soliloquy to life in French. A few of the many places Elowyn has turned up on stages in New York and elsewhere over the last 50 years.

NOISES OFF (ACC/Snarks); THE PHILANDERER & BLACK TIE (Triangle Theatre). Off-B’Way: THE NORWEGIANS (The Drilling Company), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WANDA JUNE (Equity Library Theater). KALLIE (American Renaissance Theater); PLAZA SUITE, ARMS AND THE MAN, CEMETARY CLUB (ACC/Snarks); OTHELLO, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING, LOVE LETTERS. Acting: for The Drilling Company: TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Queen) HAMLET (Polonia); ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Countess); ROMEO & JULIET (Nurse); CORIOLANUS (Volumnia - “…the Mama Rose of the Roman Military” - NY Times)); Regional Theatre Acting: Gertie in FUDDY MEERS, Sara in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG, Hedda Gabler, Elvira in BLITHE SPIRIT, Celimene in THE MISANTHROPE, Athalie, Mehitabel in ARCHY & MEHITABEL, Queen Elizabeth 1.Educated in France, England, U.S.A. and Switzerland, Elowyn Castle received a Diplôme and the Grand Prix d'Art Dramatique in performance and directing from the Conservatoire de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland; President of the Episcopal Actors’ Guild since 2008.

Essi Kaila, stage and film actress from Finland, joins The Drilling Company's "To Be or Not To Be” Project, inspired by Volodymyr Zelensky's mention of the speech in British Parliament in early March of 2022 just after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Ms. Kaila’s contribution marks the fourth installment in the Project for GOOD NOISE which continues to raise support for Ukrainian refugees. For more information on participation contact us at drillingcompany@gmail.com.