“The Rising: The Irish Rebellion of 1916 in Song and Verse” is a hybrid theatrical presentation that recounts the story of a World War 1 Era rebellion said to have laid the groundwork for the eventual establishment of the nation of Ireland.

The Crowded Kitchen Players (CKP) production is one-part stage play, one-part concert, one-part lecture, one-part poetry reading, one-part multi-media presentation, and all parts a pageant of rebellion.

“The Rising” continues in its world premiere, March 25, 26 and 27, Charles A. Brown Ice House, Bethlehem.

“The Rising,” adapted and directed by CKP co-founder Ara Barlieb, is about “Easter Rising,” the Easter Week rebellion that took place in Dublin and other cities and counties in Ireland, April, 24-29, 1916, in an attempt to overthrow British rule.

In the production, “The Rising,” images of leaders of the rebellion, newspaper articles and headlines and other items are projected on a video screen.

The actors assemble in rows and sing as a chorus. The songs are written by Joey Mutis III of the band The Electric Farm.

Mutis, sitting on a riser audience left, plays a guitar and sings several songs as segues for actors’ monologues, dialogue and the storyline.

Songs written my Mutis for “The Rising” include “Ireland’s Rise,” “Banna Strand,” “‘The Row in the Town,” “Tri-coloured Ribbon,” “The Parting Glass” and “The Foggy Dew.”

Actors who hold forth as those who participated in the rebellion include Michael Sheridan (dual role of union organizer John Connolly and rebel leader The O’Rahilly); Trish Cipoletti (Moira Regan, a Dublin Post Office employee) and Dan Ferry (Padraig Pearse, a school teacher and activist).

The cast includes Pamela McLean Wallace, Sharon Ferry, Carla Hadley, Bruce Brown, Paula Klein and Colleen Popper.

“The Rising” presents lots of facts about the rebellion, a poem by W.B. Yeats and correspondence by Joyce Kilmer.

Kilmer wrote the poem, “Easter Week,” and articles for The New York Times about the rebellion.

“The Rising” concludes with Mutis’s song, “The Foggy Dew.” At the March 19 performance seem for this review, the sound of rain on the roof of the Ice House was a nice, if coincidental, touch.

“The Rising: The Irish Rebellion of 1916 in Song and Verse,” 8 p.m. March 25, 26 and 2 p.m. March 27, Charles A. Brown Ice House, 56 River St., Bethlehem. Audience members must wear face masks. Tickets: https://www.ckplayers.com/ ; 610-395-7176