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August 2002


Theatrical Productions
Milwaukee Irish Arts hosted the theatrical productions at Milwaukee Irish Fest 2002.
As well as productions performed by Milwaukee Irish Arts, shows were also performed by Baileborough Drama Group from Baileborough, Co. Caven, Ireland; Inishfree Arts Theatre, Chicago; Shapeshifters Theatre, Chicago; Gaelic Park Players, Oak Lawn; Conradh na Gaeilge; and Irish Heritage Singers, Chicago.

Below are some details of each show.
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Milwaukee Irish Arts

Julia Elizabeth by James Stephens
A headstrong daughter of marriageable age causes trials and tribulations for Mr. and Mrs. O'Reilly.  And just where is Julia Elizabeth?
Starring Eamonn O'Neill, Kevin Callaghan and Margaret Casey
Lady Gregory's Ghost byMargaret Rogers
One of the founders of Dublin's historic Abbey Theatre looks back on her life, times and literary triumphs during the Celtic Revival Era.
A Galway Girl by Geraldine Aron
Follow Maisie and Dermott from their twenties to their fifties in a marriage Irish-style.

 
Last Epitaph of a Wise Man by Dennis Regan
A powerful Afro-Irish collaboration which depicts race riots in Civil War Era New York City.
This production was also performed on December 8, 2002, 
at the All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival, 
in Virginia, Co. Cavan, Ireland 
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Baileborough Drama Group
Baileborough Co. Caven
Watchdog by Tara Maria Lovett
Drama League of Ireland's All Ireland One Act Drama Finalist. 
The North American Premiere by an exciting new playwright.

 
Inishfree Arts Theatre
Chicago, IL

Brace Yourself Bridget by Josephine Craven/Frank Gleeson
A lighthearted look at relationships between the sexes as reflected in the works of Ireland's literary greats- Joyce, Yeats, Beckett and others.
 


 
Shapeshifters Theatre
Chicago, IL

The Londonderry Aire by Rachel Field
A beautiful young servant girl's views of life and love get her thinking when she encounters a handsome fiddle playing stranger. 
 


 
Gaelic Park Players
Oak Lawn, IL

A Pound on Demand by Sean O'Casey
Two gentlemen who are, as they say in Ireland, "footless", wander into a Dublin post office in search of funds to continue their celebration. 
 


 
Conradh na Gaeilge

Dramaí Gaeilge Traditional Tale
A classic tale performed in the Irish language. For young and old alike. 
 


 
Irish Heritage Singers
Chicago, IL

Irish Aires Traditional
A delightful selection of great songs in the Irish choral tradition.