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MOLLY SWEENEY
written by Brian Friel
directed by Joan Moriarty
APR 21 - MAY 6, 2023
Weeknights and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays and middle Saturday at 2:00 pm
About the play
Set in 1990s Ballybeg, County Donegal, this play explores the relationship between the blind Molly Sweeney, her husband Frank and her ophthalmologist Mr Rice, who performs a successful operation to restore Molly’s sight. The play is related as shards of memory as each of three characters recalls the leadup to the operation, the operation itself, and the dramatic impact that Molly’s response to her new sightedness had on all of them. While the two men believed the gift of sight would be nothing short of a miracle, Molly finds her new world threatening and overwhelming and withdraws from it.
This beautifully crafted story captures eloquently each character’s happy and painful histories, leading to an unexpected and very touching conclusion.
CAST:
| Character |
Actor |
| Molly Sweeney |
Alexandria Page |
| Frank Sweeney |
Matt Biscombe |
| Dr Rice |
Chris McLean |
PRODUCTION TEAM:
| Director |
Joan Moriarty |
| Production Co-ordinator |
Tim Scott |
| Stage Manager |
Melanie Belcher |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
Bobbie Parish |
| Lighting Design |
Stelios Karagiannis |
| Set Design |
Marie Mackrell |
| Sound Design |
John Rowe |
| Sound and Lighting Operators |
Hannah Soakai, Llaaneath Poor, Margaret Hassall, John Rowe |
| Set Construction |
Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton, Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas |
| Prompt |
Bobbie Parish |
| Set Painting |
Mal Cother, Anne Woodward |
| Wardrobe |
Wendy Drowley |
| Set Decor & Properties |
Melanie Belcher, Joan Moriarty |
SEASON COMPLETED
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