“By the Bog of Cats”
By Marina Carr
Synopsis of Play
Loosely based on Euripide’s tragedy - Medea. Carr’s lyrical and timeless play tells the prophetic tale of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller , who struggles to come to terms with a lifetime of abandonment. This is the story of one woman’s courageous attempts to lay claim to what is hers: her caravan, her house and her daughter.
On the brink of despair, she embarks on a journey of vengeance as the secrets of her tangles history are revealed.
Cast
Hester Swane …………………… Tina Ward
Carthage Kilbride…………………. David Burke
Josie Kilbride……………………… Eve Smyth
Mrs.Kilbride……………………….. Marie Coneran
Monica Murray……………………. Mary Kenny
Catwoman…………………………. Martina Ryan
Xavier Cassidy …………………… John Griffin
Caroline Cassidy………………….. Anna Flaherty
Ghost Fancier …………………… Cian Boyle
Ghost of Joseph Swane ………. Stephen Burke
Young Dunne …………………….. Cathal Moran
Father Willow …………………….. Jim Donlon
Waiters ……………………………. Tracey Comer-Burke, Lisa Mannion
Crew
Stage Manager ................. Aidan Burke
Set & Lighting Design ......... Coman Keaveny, Aidan Burke and Pat McHugh
Lighting ............................ Declan Walsh & Pat Mc Hugh
Sound ................................ Amy Ward
Music ............................... Johnny and Edel Garvey
Set Construction ................. Aidan Burke
Set Painting ....................... Valerie Keaveney
Make-Up .......................... Tracey Comer-Burke & Marian Keaveney
Props ............................... Patricia Walsh & Eileen Burke
Stage Crew ........................ Mickie Maloney, Vernon Keaveny
Mary Connolly, Sean Coneran, Matt Devane