About the Play
Friel’s bawdy, vital and compassionate play deals with Cass McGuire, an Irish-American exile returning to Ireland after fifty years. It is her dream to rekindle some of the memories of her homeland she left behind. Her genteel family does not have the same enthusiasm for her return. This intriguing play has been described as a “gentle romantic comedy” filled with colourful characters. It is a play of sentiment and wit, which according to the New York Post exhibits “the rueful imagination of the true Irish poet”.
Producers: Val Heuman & Joyce Hodgson
Production Photos
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Nancy Siver | Grandmother |
| Alexander Corzo-Johnstone | Dom |
| Susan Johnson | Alice |
| Geoff White | Harry |
| Eileen Podanowski | Cass McGuire |
| Katja Burnett | Tessa |
| Dave Sayer | Pat Quinn |
| Sarah McLean | Trilbe Costello |
| Cliff Heinrichs | Mr Ingram |
| Penny Thorburn | Mrs Butcher |
| Stage Manager | Willem Roell |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Luke Cruikshank |
| Set Designer | Doug Huggins |
| Sound Designer | Monty Hughes |
| Sound Operator | Jackson Cooper |
| Lighting Designer | Vanessa J. Lomas |
| Lighting Crew | Peter Lomas |
| Lighting Operator | Robert Roell |
| Set Construction Head | Reg Scott |
| Set Construction Crew | Eugene Leveque, Norm Jaques, Chris Bayne, Bob Spearman |
| Set Decor Head | Arlene Spearman |
| Set Decor Crew | Melanie Christien, Wendy Stevens, Inge Kooyman, Heather Rolston, Alice Ruuska,David Elson, Ray Parent |
| Backdrop Artist | Bev Pothecary |
| Artist Assistant | Dale Pothecary |
| Properties Head | Melissa Lockhart |
| Costume Head | Marnie Cullum |
| Makeup | Lindsay Goolia |
| Hair | Eileen Pelliccia |
| Publicity | Jim Elderton |
| Program and Poster | Carol Marks |
| Photography | Peter Lomas |
| Foyer Design | Joanne Taylor |
| Front of House | Garth and Susan Wallberg |
| Bar Manager | Ron Heuman |
| Preview | Helene Clark |
| Opening / Final Night | Ann Cordingley |