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Searing and funny, Irish play blasts onto AFD stage next weekend
Well known in her home country of Ireland, Marina Carr is a secret gem of a playwright in this country. Check out one of her most moving plays at AFD in the next few weeks, when the local theatre company has the area debut of "The Mai."
The cast spans generations, and the story cuts deep. Funny and tragic.
The Mai – Jennifer Soucy
Robert – Iain Bason
Millie – Jenna Lourenco
Connie – Katie Higgins
Beck – Nellie Farrington
Grandma Fraochlan – Anne Sullivan
Aunt Julie – Demetra Tseckares
Aunt Agnes – Tricia Akowicz
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An accomplished, beautiful forty-year-old woman, The Mai has always sought an exceptional life. Robert, her cellist husband, has always felt stifled by The Mai’s ideals of perfection.
After seventeen years he leaves her, whereupon she sets about building a dream house in the hope that he will one day return to her. From her fairytale castle, The Mai waits by the window for her dark-haired prince to return. Set in the inspiring surrounds of the West of Ireland, on the banks of the legendary Owl Lake, we enter this world on the day of Robert’s return after an absence of four years.
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AFD mounts 4 plays each season, and every one takes months of preparation: rehearsals, costumes, sets, and more. It's a true community effort, and pulls together people from all ages and backgrounds. It's also fun, and we hope you can not only attend, but join us to help!