Dancing at Lughnasa at Asolo Repertory Theatre

Music and memory draw you back to the 1930's in this lyrical, effervescent portrait of five fierce sisters holding onto each other through the joys and sorrows of life in rural Ireland. Their missionary uncle has sparked a town scandal, their means of employment are looking doubtful, and their country is caught between ancient traditions and Catholic expectations. Still, no problem is so great that it can't be faced with hard work, family loyalty, and once a year: dancing at the annual harvest festival of Lughnasa. Brian Friel's Tony and Oliver Award-winning memory play is a modern classic that The New York Times declares, "does exactly what theatre was born to do."