at Gunston Two
directed by Mark A. Rhea

Washington City Paper " . . .exquisitely calibrated . . .[with] lapidary language, a magnificently Irish eccentricity of eye, a mournful sense of how pain lingers in memory . . . It’s a deceptively simple-seeming thing with a dark and complex heart . . ."  reviewed by Trey Graham READ MORE 

Washington Examiner " . . .Under Mark A. Rhea’s impeccable direction, all three actors give finely etched portrayals of their characters. Lucas captures Frank’s charisma and blarney, as well as his occasional sense of self-loathing. Waters Lucas gives an equally skilled performance, perfectly conveying both Grace’s devotion to her husband and her exasperation with his irresponsibility. Tinder’s turn as Teddy brings a welcome light touch to the proceedings. . . Keegan’s “Faith Healer,” presented as part of their New Island Project series, is reason enough for those that love theater to pay a visit to the Gunston Arts Center. " reviewed by Doug Krentzlin READ MORE

Arlington Weekly News  " . . . compelling . . . It’s easy to forget that you’re watching actors, they’re so believable. . . Keegan’s artistic director, Mark Rhea, knows his cast and it shows in his sensitive direction." reviewed by Rich Massabny  READ MORE

Potomac Stages ". . . Friel is best known for his language. His ability to capture the lyric beauty of the Irish way of speaking has never been more evident than it is here. His language works on three levels: There is the beauty of the sound; there is the joy of the wordplay; there is the story itself. . . Both of the Lucases deliver Friel’s language with strong Irish brogues. . . All three [actors] succeed in capturing and holding the audience’s attention. . . " reviewed by Brad Hathaway READ MORE

Arlington Sun Gazette "Successful Keegan Offering . . . satisfying tale . . . the play is true to the Irish disposition: self-doubting, pluckily defiant, alcohol-soaked and sporadically joyful. . .monologues are intricate tapestries of language . . . The set, with its rough wood flooring and tall burnt-sienna curtains, offers no place for the characters to hide. . .“Faith Healer” gratifies with fully formed characters and artful dialogue . . ." reviewed by Brian Trompeter READ MORE

Review 4 U  " . . . " . . .Eric Lucas is charming as Frank . . .gives a lyrical performance as he rolls his lines like a musical incantation of Celtic sacred places . . . The Keegan has once again brought a difficult but powerful work to its Gunston Two stage that brings the complex richness of theater and belief directly into the heart." reviewed by Celia Sharpe  READ MORE

Mark A. Rhea (Director) ¬Directing credits include The Keegan Theatre: Bold Girls, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Playboy of the Western World, An Island of No Land at All, The Hostage, Precious Lam’, Waiting for the Slow Dance, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (US/Ireland), Man of La Mancha, Synge with Yeats, Translations (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Director), Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Field, The Notebook of Trigorin, Dancing at Lughnasa. Mark is Producing Artistic Director of The Keegan Theatre and on the Board of Directors of Fountainhead Theatre.

Eric Lucas (Frank)— Acting credits include The Keegan Theatre: Death of a Salesman (Charley) on the 2006 Ireland Tour, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Albert Einstein), A Streetcar Named Desire (Harold Mitchell)USA/Ireland, Side Man (Ziggy), True West (Austin—Ireland/US), An Island of No Land at All (deBourke O’Malley), The Crucible (Reverend Hale), Buried Child (Bradley), Precious Lam’ (Billy Tymes), a world premiere, A Streetcar Named Desire (Pablo), Ireland; Translations (Owen); Hamlet (Laertes). Other acting credits include: SCENA: This Lime Tree Bower, The Persians, Gladiator (Gladiator), Lonesome West (Coleman), The Good Thief; American Century, Signature; WSC; Olney; Horizons; also acting roles in feature films and television. Eric is co-Artistic Director of Keegan Theatre New Island Project.

Kerry Waters Lucas (Grace)—was most recently seen in Keegan’s Death of a Salesman (Linda) on the 2006 Ireland Tour. Kerry has been acting for over twenty years in the Washington area. She is a founding member of SCENA, a company member of Keegan, where she appeared in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Countess) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche) US/Ireland, and is co-Artistic Director of Keegan Theatre New Island Project, which specializes in Irish and original works. Kerry, who was also seen locally last season in Solas Nua’s The Mai, received a theatre lobby award for her work in The Faith Healer and received an award for Best Actress in Zagreb, Croatia in 1995 for the role of Sarah Bernhardt in Otho Eskin’s play Duet.

Mick Tinder (Teddy)—appeared in Keeagn’s recent Picasso at the Lapin Agile and is pleased to be making his second Keegan appearance. Over the last year Mick has played John Adams in 1776 and Finbar Mack in The Weir. During his career he has also played John Proctor, Paul Bratter, Deputy Governor Danforth, Marcus Lycus, Asher, Potiphar, Bobby, Nathan Detroit, and Jack Mullen. He has served as director, producer and/or stage manager for various productions of Tartuffe, The Crucible, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, School for Wives, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Rose Tattoo, The Seagull, Finian’s Rainbow, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and 1776.

KEY: Evening performance Matinee performance No performance

1. Eric Lucas as Frank (enlarged for reprinting)

2. Kerry Waters Lucas as Grace (enlarged for reprinting)

3. Mick Tinder as Teddy (enlarged for reprinting)

4. Eric Lucas as Frank (enlarged for reprinting)

5. Kerry Waters Lucas as Grace (enlarged for reprinting) 

6. Mick Tinder as Teddy (enlarged for reprinting)

7. Eric Lucas as Frank (enlarged for reprinting)

8. Kerry Waters Lucas as Grace (enlarged for reprinting)

9. Mick Tinder as Teddy (enlarged for reprinting)

10. Eric Lucas as Frank (enlarged for reprinting)

11. Kerry Waters Lucas as Grace (enlarged for reprinting)

12. Mick Tinder as Teddy (enlarged for reprinting)