Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts (Boston, MA)
A 2008 Tony Nominee for Best Play, The Seafarer is a funny and haunting alternative to traditional holiday fare. On Christmas Eve in North Dublin, Sharky Harkin finds himself reluctantly hosting old friends at the rundown house he shares with his older brother. A lot of booze and card-playing carry the men into Christmas Day when Sharky must face the grim promise he made to one of his guests decades ago.
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Beautifully acted- a wonderful production and evening's entertaintment. Dramas such as this one alwways play better in nsmall theaters.
This play was brilliant, Conor McPherson out did himself once again. The only problem I had was trying to adjust to American actors trying to pull off an Irish accent. Only a person from Ireland would even notice that the dialects where all over the place.
This is a must see event
we all know guys like them, but nothing binds like brothers.
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The Calderwood Pavilion, housing the 360-seat Virginia Wimberly Theatre and the 200-seat Nancy and Edward Roberts Studio Theatre, is managed by the Huntington and programmed jointly with the BCA. In addition to providing a second stage for the Huntington, the theatres also host a range of performances by smaller arts organizations. The Calderwood Pavilion serves as a theatre hub and a cultural
<p>The Seafarer is the latest work by Conor McPherson, a Dublin-born writer and director hailed by many as one of Ireland’s most prominent contemporary playwrights. Among his many plays are This Lime Tree Bower, St. Nicholas, The Weir (for which he won an Olivier Award), Dublin Carol and Shining City. </p> <p>Two time Elliot Norton Award-winning director Carmel O’Reilly will direct The Seafarer, her first such effort for SpeakEasy Stage. As the Artistic Director of The Súgán Theatre, Ms. O’Reilly introduced Boston audiences to McPherson’s work with her acclaimed production of St. Nicholas in September of 1999. </p> <p>For The Seafarer, Ms. O’Reilly has rounded up three frequent collaborators, actors Billy Meleady, Ciaran Crawford, and Derry Woodhouse, and paired them with two of Boston’s finest talents: Larry Coen, winner of 2007 Elliott Norton Award (Outstanding Actor), and Bob Colonna, who recently appeared as “Hector” in SpeakEasy’s production of The History Boys. </p>
Over the past nineteen seasons, SpeakEasy Stage Company has distinguished itself as Boston's premier theater staging Boston premieres. Year after year, SpeakEasy has won acclaim for presenting top-quality productions of vital, cutting-edge plays. Recently, SpeakEasy was singled out by Variety, the entertainment newspaper, as a force in regional theater and a champion of small, often overlooked musicals.
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