Many Young Men of Twenty

Many Young Men of Twenty
By John B. Keane

Directed by Gregory Breen and Tim O'Connell

PERFORMANCES:      FEBRUARY 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 AND 29 AT 8 p.m.
FEBRUARY 16 and 23 (Sunday Matinees) at 2 p.m.

                         AT:       The Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto
The Story:

Though written in the early 1960s, Keane's character-driven play is just as relevant today: issues of emigration, alcoholism, status of women, and politics (nepotism) are dealt with in spirited and humorous ways. Follow Danger Mullaly, Peg Finnerty, Tom Hannigan, and other characters in Hannigan's pub as they see prospective emigrants passing through on their way to the train station to begin their journey to England. Woven throughout with music, ballads, and songs, the play takes an often poignant and funny look at the harsh conditions that forced people to emigrate in the early 1960’s, as well as the reasons that kept people at home.

CAST -

Peg                                                      Aoibhinn Finnegan

Danger Mulally                               Thomas O'Neill

Maurice Brown                               Aaron Walsh

Seelie Hannigan                             Donna O'Regan

Tom Hannigan                               Martin McGuane

Maynan Din                                     Tina McCulloch

Daheen Timineen Din                 James Phelan

Kevin Din                                         Emmet Leahy

Dinny Din                                        William Laxamana

Kitty Curley                                     Anne Harper

J.J. Houlihan                                 David Eden

Johnny Houlihan                         Liam Keenan

Aloysius                                           Dan Schaumann

Maggie                                              Gemma Healy- Murphy

Mary                                                 Emma Darmody

'Dot'                                                  Sofie Jarvis

Davy /Melodeon Player            Dan Schaumann

Singer                                              Orla Quinlan