[Capdist-announce] REGIONAL PREMIER OF “THE WEIR” TO OPEN AT THE GHENT PLAYHOUSE JANUARY 22

[Linda Murawski]

*Press Release*                                         Contact:
Linda Murawski  (Lindam4GPH at gmail.com) for

Date:  January 8, 2016
The Ghent Playhouse   518 392-6264


6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY  12075
                *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*





The award-winning play, “*The Weir*,” by playwright Conor McPherson, will
mark its regional premier when it opens at the Ghent Playhouse on January
22 and  runs through February 7.  Performances are Friday and Saturday
evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinee performances at 2:00 p.m..  The
production will be directed by Aaron Holbritter.



The drama, set in a rural Irish pub, revolves around reminiscences, and the
kind of banter that comes from men who have a shared upbringing.  Four
friends sharing drinks and stories of their personal experiences and those
of others in the area, in an attempt to impress a pretty newcomer to the
area named Valerie.  Soon their conversations, combined with more than a
few drinks, turn to stories with a supernatural twist, arising from the
popular preoccupations of Irish folklore:  ghosts, faeries and mysterious
happenings.  But when Valerie tells her own story: the reason why she has
left Dublin, her undoubtedly true and melancholy tale shocks the men who
soon become softer, kinder and more real, leading to salvation and an
eventual happy ending for two of  the characters.



“*The Weir*” made its Broadway debut in April of 1999, after first being
produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England in 1997.  It won the
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play of 1997-1998, with Conor McPherson
winning the Critics’ Circle Award as the most promising playwright in 1998
as a direct result of the play’s success.



The cast at the Ghent Playhouse consists of Donald Dolan as Jack, Jerry
Greene as Brendan, Neal Berntson as Jim, John Wallace as Finbar and Monica
Brady as Valerie.  Gabrielle Smachetti is the Assistant Director and Stage
Manager.  Cathy Lee-Visscher  is the Producer and set design is by Robert
Walker.

Tickets are $20 each, $17 for Friends of the Playhouse and $10 for Students
with ID.  Tickets may be reserved by calling 1-800-838-3006 or going to the
website at www.ghentplayhouse.org.

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Caption:         Picture 1 – *The Weir*  Monica Brady, Donald Dolan & John
Wallace

                        Picture 2 – *The Weir* Monica Brady, John Wallace &
Donald Dolan

Photos by Dan Region


-- 
Linda Murawski, Office Manager & Publicity person for The Ghent
Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY  12075  (518) 392-6264
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