THE SEAFARER
Written by
Conor McPherson
Directed by
Phil Giesy
SUMMARY
It’s Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. Sharky may be playing for his very soul. The Seafarer is a chilling new play about the sea, Ireland and the power of myth.
HISTORY
The Seafarer premiered in London at The Royal National Theatre on September 28, 2006. The National Theatre production of The Seafarer then premiered on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on October 30, 2007. The play subsequently premiered in Ireland at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in May of 2008.
TICKETS $15+fees ($15.66)
RUNTIME ESTIMATED AT 2 HOURS + ONE 15-minute intermission
PLAYWRIGHT
Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended the University College in Dublin, where he began to write and direct. His plays include RUM & VODKA, THE GOOD THIEF, THIS LIME TREE BOWER, ST. NICHOLAS, THE WEIR (Olivier Award, Best Play), DUBLIN CAROL, PORT AUTHORITY, SHINING CITY (Tony Award nomination, Best Play), and THE SEAFARER. Film work includes “I Went Down,” “Saltwater,” Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame,” and “The Actors.” Other awards include the George Devine Award; Critics’ Circle Award; Evening Standard Award; Meyer Whitworth Award; Stewart Parker Award; two Irish Film & Television Academy Best Screenplay Awards; CICAE Best Film Award, Berlin Film Festival (“Saltwater”); Best Film and Best Screenplay Awards, San Sebastian Film Festival (“I Went Down”).