in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre
By Brian Friel
Directed by Olivia Songer
Featuring Veda Baldota, Jordan Bellow, Úna Clancy, Sean Gormley, Karen Killeen, Fíona Maguire, Kieran Mulcare, Fergal Titley and Romy Turner
Thursday, February 15 at 7pm
This play is set on a sunny August afternoon in the old manse in Ballybeg in County Donegal, now the home of novelist Tom Connolly and his wife Daisy. They are visited by an American agent who may or may not purchase Tom’s papers for an American college’s library. Joining them is their novelist friend, Garrett Fitzmaurice, and his wife, Grainne, whose marriage may not last the year. Absent from the occasion but overshadowing it by her tragedy is Bridget, the troubled daughter of Tom and Daisy, who has been institutionalized since she was a child.
As part of The Friel Project, the Irish Repertory Theatre is delighted to present readings of Brian Friel’s plays. Together with the Mainstage productions, this series represents a retrospective on the work of Brian Friel.
