Auditions: April 21-22 7 PM at Olympia Little Theatre
Production Dates:
7:55pm: Jun 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
1:55pm: Jun 15
Story:Maureen Folan,
plain, lonely and aging, has lived for too long in isolated Leenane,
County Galway, with her manipulative, elderly mother, Mag, when the precious
opportunity
for love presents itself at last. Mag has other ideas and her interference sets
in motion a train
of events that leads inexorably towards a ghastly resolution, revealing along
the way a set of
tragic, desperate lives.
Rated MA:
explicit language, adult themes, and references
to violence; character death
(Contains explicit content
for mature adults only)
Characters:
|
Maureen Folan |
Female, 30s-40s |
a spinster who takes care of her mother; she has a history of mental illness |
|
Mag Folan |
Female, 60s |
Demanding and manipulative; she expects her daughter to wait on her hand-and-foot |
|
Pato Dooley |
Male, 40s |
a construction worker disappointed by the limitations and loneliness of his life |
|
Ralph “Ray” Dooley |
Male, 20s-30s |
Pato’s younger brother; an irrepressible and irresponsible young man |