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The Weir

Friday March 23rdKilrush Drama Group, Co. Wexford (Open)“

The Weir” by Conor Mc Pherson

The Weir depicts an evening at a small bar, located on a farm in rural Ireland, where the proprietor, three other local men and a woman (new to the area) meet, drink and tell stories. The banter consists of friendly, local chat and gossip that is uneventful in it-self, but overall reveals the characters’ isolation and the figurative ghosts that haunt them.

Cast

Valerie ........................................ Catherine Stafford

Brendan .................................... Brendan Doyle

Jim ............................................ Maurice Ruth

Jack ........................................ P.J Arthur

Crew

Stage Management ..................................... Tommy Kavanagh

Lighting ..................................... Kevin McEvoy

Sound ....................................... Paddy Byrne, Dougie Doyle

Make up ..................................... Lorna Doran McEvoy

Poster Design .....................................Ian Flavin

Set Design & Construction .....................................Felix Daly, John Helen, Pat Clancy, Ana Maria Surdu

Set Crew ...........Ger Byrne, Tom Byrne, Kevin Mulholland, Roy Douglas, Lar Duffy, Cathy Tighe, Raymond Brennan, Stephen Ellis

History of the Group

Kilrush Drama Group celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2014 and founding member and Director Mick Byrne has been at the helm of the group since its beginning in 1964. Kilrush Drama Group have produced over 70 plays and appeared in the 3 Act Confined All Ireland Finals on 17 occasions finally winning the Premier Award in the 2015 Confined All Ireland with their production of ‘Poor Beast in the Rain’. Members of Kilrush Drama Group founded the South Wicklow Drama Festival in 2005 and they will host the Confined All Ireland Drama Finals in Carnew in April 2018