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 Another award-winning play and a perfect
story for a late October evening of
theater...
Winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for "Best New Play"
The Outer Critics Circle Award for "Best Play" on Broadway,
and Mr. McPherson won the 1997 Evening Standard Drama Award for "Most
Promising Playwright" for writing The Weir.
It's a windy night in a small pub in rural Ireland. Pub owner Brendon is
not surprised to see the regulars, Jack, Jim and Finbar, come and settle in
for a few pints. Tonight however, they are joined by Valerie, a Dublin woman
moving away from the city who just bought a house from Finbar. The men begin
to tell Valerie that the house is haunted, and they all settle down in the
pub to tell stories of ghosts and fairies, spinning yarns in the old Irish
tradition. But it is Valerie's story that brings them all back to earth with
a sudden lurch. Not just a series of ghost stories, The Weir is fascinating
exploration of community, friendship, and support through adversity.
Come spend the evening down at the pub with Jack, Jim, Finbar, Brendan, and
Valerie. Toss back a pint and enjoy.
 | What the international critics have said about the play
 | "You can even smell the peat smoke...delightfully drawn
characters...You find yourself hanging on to every word" -
Daily Telegraph |
| "The play works an ingenious spell, just as McPherson's THE WEIR
has done for the past couple of years in London and all across the
country ... A small play, but a large subject, and a dramatic shape
that is a clear advance on THE WEIR. McPherson writes like a
dream..." - Michael Coveney, DAILY MAIL |
| "Ireland keeps sending us gifted playwrights and none more
promising in recent years that Conor McPherson" - Sunday
Telegraph |
| "Conor McPherson certainly has a knack for storytelling. And it
is storytelling that is at the heart of The Weir, a chilling study
in human nature and human relationships." - Bill Gorman,
CenterStage, Chicago |
| "The Weir works for many reasons: because McPherson both honors
and builds on dramatic tradition; because he balances the familiar
and the unexpected; and because his words are strong enough to touch
the audience while allowing space for his actors to work." -
Kevin Connolly, Eye Weekly |
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PARENTAL CONTENT WARNING: Contains adult situations and
language not suitable for children.
Produced by Nanette Reynolds
Directed by Angie Anderson
Stage Managed by Leslie Peterson
About the director:
Angie Anderson has previously directed Les Liaisons Dangereuses,
Wait Until Dark, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, and Rumors,
for The Vienna Theatre Company (VTC). While this is her directing debut at
Elden Street, she was the stage manager for The Rocky Horror Show.
In addition, she has stage managed Evita and Our Town for
Vienna Theatre Company (VTC), and Jekyll and Hyde for The Arlington
Players (TAP). She has also produced or co-produced Forever Plaid
at Vienna Theatre Company (VTC), 1940s Radio Hour at Springfield
Community Theater (SCT), and Love Letters at The Arlington Players
(TAP). Angie served as President of the Board of the Vienna Theatre Company
for several years, and then as their Technical Director. She participates as
a judge for The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) and as a
Northern Virginia Theater Alliance (NVTA) representative. Award Nominations
include: Best Director of a Play for Wait Until Dark and Les
Liaisons Dangereuses in the Alliance of Community Theaters (ACT).
About the Playwright:
Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended UCD where he began
to write and direct plays. Awards include the Stewart Parker award, Meyer
Whitworth award, Pearson TV writer in Residence award, Evening Standard
award, Critic's circle award and for his hit film 'I Went Down' the Best
Screenplay award, Best New Director award and a jury prize at the San
Sebastian film festival. His plays have been produced on the West End and
Broadway.
Performances: October 28 through November 19, 2005
Auditions: August 27 & 28,
2005
Produced by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service,
Inc.
ESP Productions are partially supported by grants from the
The Town of Herndon, The Nelson and Katherine Post Foundation, the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
