Backstage: Leaving Ireland to stage Irish plays
Belfast native and director Matt Torney is quite proud of the theater that has come out of Ireland, both historically and during the country's current dramatic renaissance.But Torney realized early in his career that he couldn't compete with more established theater professionals. If he wanted to stage plays by the likes of Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson and Enda Walsh, he was going to have to leave Ireland.Read fu…