Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

Artisphere
1101 Wilson Blvd Arlington

"Th' whole worl's in a terrible state o' chassis" in Sean O'Casey's gorgeous tragedy, replete with all the color, character and humor of the Irish tenement in which it is set. The second of his Dublin trilogy will be the first play WSC will have done by the great poet of early 20th-century Ireland, who chronicles the preening Captain Boyle, his long suffering wife Juno (the breadwinner of the family), his irascible drinking companion, Joxer Daly, a daughter desperate to escape their world any way she can, and a son caught up in the internecine struggle that followed the Irish Civil War.

Presented by Washington Shakespeare

Thru - Mar 20, 2011