Auditions -- Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa –
Auditions

Presented by the
Wilton Playshop

Directed by Mat Young

Auditions – August 25-26,
7:00 pm; Callbacks August 27, 7:00 pm

Performances –
October 18-20, 24-26

Set in August, 1936 in County Donegal, Dancing at Lughnasa
is a memory play narrated by Michael Evans, who recounts the events as seen by
his seven year old self.  The cast
includes 5 women and 3 men.  The 5 women
are the Mundy sisters:

                Kate, the oldest, a devout
Catholic and schoolteacher

                Maggie, the homemaker, an
optimist who dreams of a better life

                Chris, the youngest, and mother
of Michael

                Rose, whose slight mental
disability makes her seem younger than her age

                Agnes, the quietest sister, who
prefers knitting with Rose

Father Jack, a former missionary returned from Uganda; Gerry
Evans, a travelling gramophone salesman; and Michael, the illegitimate son of
Chris and Gerry and the play’s narrator, round out the cast.

A plot summary and detailed character descriptions are
posted on the Wilton Playshop’s website:

http://www.wiltonplayshop.org/index.htm

Wilton Playshop:  15
Lovers Lane, Wilton, CT 06897 
203-762-7629, 203-762-7699