The Beacon Stage Play
May 7, 2027 – May 22, 2027
Falcon Theatre
$30; $15 Student Tickets
See The Beacon at Falcon Theatre from May 7 to 22
On a remote island off the wild coast of West Cork, celebrated feminist painter Beiv has made a bold declaration: she’s replaced the walls of her cottage with floor-to-ceiling glass. Let the neighbors look. Let the sea look. She has nothing to hide.
But Beiv has lived under a shadow for more than a decade. Her ex-husband Michael disappeared one stormy night — last seen near this very cottage — and his body was never found. The island has long had its theories.
Now her estranged son Colm has returned from San Francisco with his new wife in tow, looking for answers — and forced to confront secrets from his own past. As the family gathers in Beiv’s glass house above the Atlantic, old wounds crack open, loyalties fracture, and the question that has haunted them all finally demands an answer: what really happened to Michael?
A drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past, The Beacon is a gripping, darkly funny family thriller that draws comparisons to Martin McDonagh’s razor-sharp Irish family dramas and Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County — juicy, caustic, and impossible to look away from. Nancy Harris weaves together questions of art, memory, sexuality, and truth into a story where every character is hiding something, and the person with nothing to hide may be the most dangerous one of all.
Tickets to The Beacon
Tickets to The Beacon are $30 for general admission and $15 for student tickets.
Performances
- May 7 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 8 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 13 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 14 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 15 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 20 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 21 | 7:30 p.m.
- May 22 | 7:30 p.m.
About Falcon Theatre
Founded in 1989 by Dave Radtke and Ted Weil, Falcon Theatre began as an aspiration to expand the theatrical opportunities in the Greater Cincinnati area. Since that time, Falcon has built on its founding mission by providing eclectic, diverse theatre experiences to Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Falcon Theatre has created a tradition of exceptional theater and is an intrinsic part of the flourishing Greater Cincinnati Theater community. Falcon is dedicated to both artists and audiences, as the relationship between the two is what makes live theater such an extraordinary art.
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Parking
Street Parking – Available on most main and side streets. Please pay attention to parking meters.
Public Parking Lots:
- 117 E. 5th Street, behind Truist Bank
- 707 Monmouth Street, next to The Pepper Pod
- 7th Street and Orchard, behind La Mexicana Grocery
- 80 E. 4th Street, across from The Syndicate (new garage)
- 3rd Street, outdoor parking lot next to Arnie’s On the Levee
- Newport On The Levee parking garage
Accessibility
Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair seating or have special seating needs, and the staff will be happy to accommodate you. Please allow extra time at the box office to enable the staff to comfortably facilitate your seating needs.
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