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Dancing at Lughnasa

First Preview: Apr 5, 2018
Opening Date: Apr 14, 2018
Closing Date: May 13, 2018
Running Time: 02:10
Dancing at Lughnasa

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Playing @
Two River Theater Company
21 Bridge Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936.

We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large. The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him, his mother and four maiden aunts.

Widely regarded as Brian Friel's masterpiece, this haunting play is Friel's tribute to the spirit and valor of the past. 

Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
RegionalPlay - ComedyPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

Performance Schedule

WEDNESDAY @ 1 PM & 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 3 PM


Written By
  • Brian Friel

Director
  • Jessica Stone

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive Listening Devices are available for inviduals with hearing loss, for all performances, to assist with amplification and clarity. Patrons wear a lightweight headset, with no wires or cables, which operate with an infra-red system
  • Parking

    Due to Two River Theater's 25th Anniversary Expansion Project, our parking lot is currently undergoing construction and is completely unavailable. Please be sure to allow yourself additional time to find parking in the surrounding areas.
  • Restroom

    An accessible unisex restroom is available on our Parterre level (outside of the elevator), as well as wider stalls with assistive bars in our mens’ and ladies’ restrooms in our lobby.
  • Seating

    There is integrated seating for patrons in wheelchairs. Please inform the box office, 732.345.1400, of your needs when ordering tickets.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    Large print programs are available at the box office.
  • Wheelchair Info

    The theater provides barrier-free access for patrons using wheelchairs or walkers. On-grade entrances, elevators, railings, and wide doorways allow people easy access to all theater spaces.Patrons with mobility-impairments who do not have access to a wheelchair may request a wheelchair to transport the individual to their seat. You can inform us of your needs prior to the performance by calling the box office, 732.345.1400, or stopping by the box office when entering.

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