tale about life in rural Ireland
The Yale University Dramatic Association -- a.k.a. The Dramat -- will close its 104th season with "The Cripple of Inishmaan," Martin McDonagh's play about the humorous misgivings of small town life in rural Ireland.
The play will be performed on April 14, 16 and 17 in the University Theatre, 222 York St.
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, "The Cripple of Inishmaan" is the tale of an isolated community full of gossip and secrets at the center of which is Cripple Billy, whose hopes extend beyond his boring life. When the town hears that a Hollywood producer is making a film on the neighboring island, Billy decides to seek his fortune, and all in the town watch to see what will happen.
Playwright McDonagh dropped out of school at age 16 and went on to become one of contemporary theater's success stories. He wrote his first hit, "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," in eight days and by age 27 had four plays showing simultaneously in London. A native of London, all of his plays have been set in the west of Ireland, where he has spent summers but never lived.
"The Cripple of Inishmaan" is directed by Cecilia Morelli and produced by Caroline Van Zile. Featured in the cast are Peter Cellini as Cripple Billy, Ian Lowe as Johnnypateenmike, Zoe Kazan as Helen, Elizabeth Meriwether as Kate, Jessie Wiener as Eileen, Christopher Grobe as Bartley, Satya Bhabha as Babybobby, Evan Zimmerman as Mammy, and Yevgeny Gelfand as the Doctor. Scenic design is by Liz Bacon, and lighting design is by Bobby Kolba.
The play will be performed at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14; 7 and 10 p.m. on Friday, April 16; and 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 17.
Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for adults; they can be reserved at the Dramatix online box office at www.yale.edu/dramat, or by calling (203) 432-1212. Discounted group rates are also available; send requests to The Dramat's box office manager at jessica.heyman@yale.edu.
The Yale Dramat is the oldest college theater organization of its kind, having been founded in 1900, when acting was still considered a pasttime for ruffians and rogues. Over its long history, The Dramat has presented the American premieres of Camus' "Caligula," Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida" and the English-language premiere of Ionesco's "Hunger and Thirst." Producing original works by Yale undergraduates is also a tradition of the Dramat, whose earliest contributors were Cole Porter '13, Stephen Vincent Benet '19 and Thornton Wilder '20.
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