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