The limited commercial engagement at 15 Vandam Street continues to Jan. 31, 2010.

The Irish Repertory Theatre Co., Inc., and Darren Lee Cole Theatricals are presenting the new run, which follows on the heels of the sold-out presentation at Irish Rep. It closed at IRT on West 22nd Street on Dec. 6 (Ernest in Love is now playing there.)

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Ciaran O'Reilly directs the production, which first opened at Irish Rep on Oct. 18. Peter Cormican is the newcomer to the company, which also features Michael Akil Davis, Jon Deliz, Sameerah Harris, David Heron and Sinclair Mitchell.

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The Emperor Jones is the story of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who sets himself up as monarch of a Caribbean island after fleeing the United States following a prison break. The drama "is a compelling psychological portrayal of power, fear, and madness as it traces the life of the emperor as he tries to escape the island and the sins of his past," according to production notes.

The commercial production includes original creative team, including set designer Charles Corcoran; costume designer Antonia Ford-Roberts; lighting designer Brian Nason; composer and sound designer Ryan Rumery and Christian Fredrickson; puppet designer Bob Flanagan; and choreographer Brian McNabb.

Thompson is the OBIE and Lucille Lortel Award-winning actor of last season's acclaimed revival of Othello. Thompson's Broadway credits include Cyrano De Bergerac with Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner, and Julius Caesar, opposite Denzel Washington, plus Off-Broadway's Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theatre), Hedda Gabler (New York Theatre Workshop), Oroonoko (Theatre for a New Audience), and Classical Theater of Harlem's King Lear, for which he received an AUDELCO nomination.

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Darren Lee Cole (producer/general manager) has been the executive director of the SoHo Playhouse for the past four years, where he has produced Piaf, Room Service, Jamaica Farewell, Belly of a Drunken Piano, Bukowski From Beyond and Strange and Unusual Hobbies. He has produced and managed plays for 30 years. His producing credits include Krapp, 39 by Michael Laurence; Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz (SoHo Playhouse); Killer Joe by Tracy Letts (Vaudeville Theatre, West End, London; Soho Playhouse; The Theatre, Chicago); Killing Real Estate Women by Gary Bonasorte; among many others.

For more information about Irish Repertory Theatre, visit www.irishrep.org.