Aisling Arts
Dream. Vision. Memory
Aisling Arts was founded in 2001 by Wendy Remington and Bryn Manion and, along with our core ensemble, we live and make theatre in New York City.
The aisling in Aisling Arts means dream or vision in the Irish language, and dreamlike qualities imbue all aspects of the plays produced by our company. Whether we make plays from the Irish repertory, radical reinterpretations of classic plays, or original creations, Aisling productions emerge gradually from the collective psyche of our ensemble. In our process of exploration, everyone is both author and actor, and plot, structure, and character remain in flux until a play begins to crystallize. We believe that theatre conceived in this way communes with the intellect and the subconscious of its audience, revealing our collective social and cultural pre-occupations via dreams, nightmares, and poetry.
Please take a look around our site and join us for an evening of theatre when the opportunity avails itself. You are always welcome!
“(Aisling Arts) . . . creates what feels like the theatrical equivalent of a Robert Altman film—separate but overlapping stories, told non-linearly and even sometimes in stream-of-consciousness; a puzzle that approximates real life in that we are always able to make sense of it even though there are always pieces missing. It's a significant and worthy accomplishment.”
Martin Denton (nytheatre.com)
