by Ciara Ní Chuirc
Directed by Kelly O’Donnell
a staged reading
Showtimes
Saturday, June 25 @ 2:30 pm
Saturday, June 25 @ 8 pm
October, 1962. Richard, a speechwriter working in JFK’s White House, hasn’t slept in days – he’s overworked, terrified of nuclear annihilation, and even worse, he’s just been dumped. When the President asks him to write a speech declaring nuclear war (just in case!), it’s Richard who has a meltdown. Jupiter is a farce set during the Cuban Missile Crisis from both the US and Russian perspectives, mixing true history with fantasy to examine themes of self-determination, power, and the threat of nuclear war.
About the Artist
Playwright Ciara Ní Chuirc
Ciara Ní Chuirc is an Irish writer based in New York. Her plays include MADE BY GOD (Off-Broadway), JUGGERNAUT (O'Neill Finalist, Columbia@Roundabout Finalist, Miranda Theatre Company 2021 Grant Recipient), AFGHANISTASIA (Campfire Theatre Festival Finalist, Princess Grace Award Semi-Finalist), FERNS (O'Neill Finalist), and SURE THIS IS IT (Tiny Plays for Ireland Winner). Her work has been performed in the Samuel Beckett Theatre and Project Arts Centre (Dublin); Theatre Exile (Philadelphia); The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC); and The Tank, Irish Arts Center, Irish Repertory Theatre, Schapiro Theatre, Lenfest Center for the Arts, Kraine Theater, and the Studio Theater (NYC). She is a recipient of a Theatre Project Award, 2022, from the Irish Arts Council. MFA: Columbia University.
