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Keegan's 2007-2008 10th Anniversary Season
Mojo Mickybo
by Owen McCafferty
November 15-December 1, 2007
directed by Eric Lucas
at Church Street Theater in DC
Belfast, 1970. After the premiere of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, two boys - one Protestant and one Catholic - make their way through the war torn streets as modern day outlaws. As fantasy and reality collide in this hysterical and moving two-hander, they are forced to confront the cultural divide that separates their worlds.
Alone It Stands
by John Breen (American Premiere)
November 15-December 15, 2007
directed by Eric Lucas & Kerry Waters Lucas
KEEGAN THEATRE new island project at
Arlington ’s Theatre on the Run
Alone It Stands tells the tale of Munster Rugby Team’s legendary victory over ’s mighty All Blacks in
Thomond
Park ,
Limerick , in 1978. In the play, six actors play 62 roles, including the
Munster team, the Kiwis, the two coaches, the ref, the crowd, the press, a pregnant woman, several children and a dog. Breen’s hysterical, high-energy play has been a staple in theatres across
for almost a decade.
The Hostage
by Brendan Behan
February 21-March 29, 2008
directed by Mark A. Rhea
at Church Street Theater in DC
The IRA takes an innocent British soldier hostage in a bawdy Irish bar - he is to be shot if the British go through with the execution of an IRA youth. What follows, though, is a truly comic approach to both life and art; this is a circus of flamboyant colors and theatre styles.
Last Days of the Killone Players
by Eric Lucas (World Premiere)
March 6-April 5, 2008
directed by Leslie A. Kobylinski
KEEGAN THEATRE new island project at
Arlington ’s Theatre on the Run
In a dying town in the west of Ireland
, an amateur theatre group comes together for the first read of their final production. As the Celtic Tiger threatens to devour everything in its path, the group spends a single evening remembering, laughing, and embracing the past. Stories will be told and long-buried secrets will finally rise to the surface. Previous Lucas World Premieres staged by Keegan include King of Mackie Street, Precious Lam’, Waiting for the Slow Dance, and Tattoo Sky; previous Keegan shows directed by Kobylinski include Glengarry Glen Ross, Side Man, Portrait of a Madonna, and Suddenly Last Summer.
Translations
by Brian Friel
April 18-May 17, 2008
directed by Mark A. Rhea
at Church Street Theater in DC
A brilliant work of historical fiction, Translations explores the dilemma of traditions and national identity juxtaposed with colonialism and changing times in the politically charged landscape of early 1800s
County
Donegal . Inhabitants of a small town feel the repercussions as the British Royal Engineers Ordinance Survey come through their area Anglicizing Gaelic place-names. Set mostly in a ’hedge school,’ in Baile Beag (renamed Ballybeg), the locals try to deal with what is happening, and where and how they fit in. Friel’s drama touches the heart as sympathetic characters on both sides reach out to one another.
Closing Time
by Owen McCafferty (American Premiere)
May 15 -June 7, 2008
directed by Eric Lucas & Kerry Waters Lucas
KEEGAN THEATRE new island project at
Arlington ’s Theatre on the Run
A run-down pub/hotel in
Belfast acts as a refuge for the drinkers who stop there - including the owners. This is a day like many before it, yet different, as the people who gather realize that sometimes they must face up to the truth. Closing Time is a tender and comic portrait of love, dignity and emotional damage from the award-winning writer of Shoot the Crow, Mojo Mickybo and Scenes from the Big Picture.
Man of
La Mancha
by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Joe Darion
July 10-August 16, 2008
directed by Mark A. Rhea
at Church Street Theater in DC
Based on Cervantes’ classic, Don Quixote comes to life as an old knight seeks honor in the world but instead finds true love. Since its off-Broadway beginnings in the 1960s, this show has warmed the heart and taught us all the importance of following our dreams. Keegan’s Tenth-Anniversary production will once again feature the incredible talent of Helen Hayes-nominated actor and Keegan company member David Jourdan as Don Quixote.
Stones In His Pockets
by Marie Jones
July 24-August 23, 2008
directed by Kerry Waters Lucas
KEEGAN THEATRE new island project at Arlington’s Theatre on the Run
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