"Th' time is rotten ripe for revolution." Set amidst the tumult of the Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising, Sean O'Casey's searing The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by idealism and revolution. The play opens with the domestic hum of a Dublin tenement and its residents just before the uprising's violence sweeps through the streets and dramatically impacts their lives.
Once the smoke has cleared, what kind of Ireland awaits them? The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926 and caused riots by Nationalists who thought it defamed the patriots. Now considered a masterpiece, it has become essential in our understanding of the forces that rocked Ireland in 1916, one hundred years ago and included members of The Abbey Theatre. The Plough and the Stars is the third play in O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy which began with Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock. Sean Holmes won the Olivier Award for Sarah Kane's Blasted and brings a new perspective to Sean O'Casey's timeless and absorbing play. "An appropriately irreverent handling of a legendarily irreverent script. This vigorous performance...convincingly reinforces the mettle of O'Casey's great play."- (Washington Post). The cast for this production includes: Ian Lloyd Anderson, Kate Stanley Brennan, Tony Clay, Lloyd Cooney, David Ganly, Rachel Gleeson, James Hayes, Liam Heslin, Ger Kelly, Janet Moran, Ciaran O'Brien, Nima Talghani, Eileen Walsh and Nyree Yergainharsian. Set design is by Jon Bausor; costumes are by Catherine Fay; lighting is by Paul Keogan; and music and sound design are by Philip Stewart. Watch costumer Donna Geraghty demonstrate how they recreated 1916 Dublin:http://bit.ly/2d94qQqAbbey Theatre, The Plough and the Stars, directed by Sean Holmes
Performances: Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 pm; Friday, October 21st at 7:30 pm; Saturday, October 22nd at 8 pm; and Sunday, October 23rd at 3 pm.
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, 2 intermissions.
Admission: $20 for all performances.
WHERE TO GO
The Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University is located at 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07043. All tickets are $20 and are available at the box office, www.peakperfs.org or by calling 973 655 5112.
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