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The Acting Irish International Theatre Festival is an annual event that has alternated between host cities in Canada and the United States for the past 15 years. The festival celebrates the traditions of the Irish stage as community theatre companies from across North America and Ireland come together to perform Irish and Irish-themed plays -- both comedies and dramas, contemporary as well as classic.

The 2008 festival was hosted by the Rochester Community Players' Irish Players at the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, May 13 - 17. Visit the 2008 history page for a list of the festival winners, productions and adjudicators.

The 2009 festival will be hosted by the Tara Players of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.