Playboy of the Western World
Written by John Millington Synge
Directed by Byron Olson 2001
The Cast
Erin Dalton ….......... Pegeen Mike
Ferdy Belland .....…. Jimmy Farrell
Bud Abbott …........... Old Mahon
Paul Heywood …..... Christopher Mahon
Alexander Gilmour …. Michael James
Bob McCue .............… Philly Cullen
Shaman Belooin …. Sara Tansey
Sarah Marriott .…..... Nelly Blake
Michael Grossman … Shawn (Shaneen) Keogh
Tanya Laing-Moore ... Widow Quin
The Crew
Penny Ohanjanian ..… Assistant Director
Barry Coulter ................. Producer
Susan Bond, Barry Coulter … Publicity
Lorraine Harvey & Maureen Rae ... Stage Managers
Marge Kemp …................ Prompter
Patricia Creelman …..... Dialect coach
Byron Olson .................... Set Design
Byron Olson, Joel Vinge, Jurgen Flemming, Don Head & Carla Vinge ................... Set Construction & Painting
Linda Birch …...................... Properties
Raewyn Sinhuber …........ Costume Design & Sewing
Sheila Schell, Joanne McKay, Kossene Joster, Marilyn Flemming, Sheila Vinge, Vieh Murphy
& Kate Ruoss ….................. Sewing Assistants
Bob Kary ............................… Lighting Design
Terry Miller …....................... Lighting Operator
Terry Miller & Barry Coulter ........ Sound
Andrea Grossman …......... Tin Whistle
Marge Kemp ....................... Make-up
Jodi Yates …........................... Hair
Barry Coulter ….................... Poster Design & Photography
Harriet Pollock .................... Tickets
Tanya Laing-Moore .......... Opening Night Reception
Lina Cook …............................ Front of House Manager
Nancy Kemp Debbie Strub, Teresa Arthur, Jim Cameron, Kathy Kiel & Margaret Gilmour … Front of House Team
About
Drama:
The play takes place over two days in the countryside of Ireland. A young man enters, frightened and disheveled. He slowly reveals that he has killed his father - a story which makes him a celebrity in this small village. However, his heroic status is challenged when his murdered father arrives in the village. The Playboy of the Western World not only gives a glimpse into early 20th century Ireland, but also exposes the hypocrisy and danger of idolizing supposed criminals into celebrity status and the public breakdown when the truth is revealed.
