[Capdist-announce] press release/ Town Players/ Staged Reading April 24

[Laura G]

Town Players of Pittsfield announces a staged reading of Martin McDonagh’s "The Cripple of Inishmaan" on Sunday, April 24 at 2pm at the Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield. 


Director, Becky Straight, has been wanting to bring this play to the stage for a long time after falling in love with the Broadway production starring Daniel Radcliffe and she is thrilled to be able to do so with the Town Players of Pittsfield!  Becky recently had the opportunity to sit down with nationally syndicated radio host Stephanie Abrams of the radio show "Travel with Stephanie Abrams" to discuss the production and she invites you to visit Stephanie's website to listen to her interview for fun tidbits about both "The Cripple of Inishmaan", as well as the country it's set in.



Included in the cast are Marya LaRoche (Kate), Colleen Surprise Jones (Eileen), Derek Ormond (JohnnyPateenMike), Joey LaBrasca (Cripple Billy), Devin Trager (Bartley), Gabrielle D. Straight (Helen), Jerry Greene (BabbyBobby), John Trainor (Doctor McSharry) and Patricia Duckworth (Mammy). 

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, "The Cripple of Inishmaan" is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film "Man of Aran", the one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young Cripple Billy, if only to break away from the bitter tedium of his daily life. 

Admission is $5. Please note: This play contains strong language.






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