Dancing At Lughnasa presented by Quotidian Theatre Company at Writer's Center

Dancing At Lughnasa

Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street Bethesda

Brian Friel's moving tale of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936 has been called the most elegant and rueful memory play since The Glass Menagerie.

Presented by Quotidian Theatre Company

Thru - May 20, 2012

Price: $20-$25

Show Type: Drama

Running Time: 2 hours 20 mins with 1 intermission

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Dancing At Lughnasa Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"... With Friel’s esteemed drama, Quotidian follows its long-established pattern of picking a refined script and delivering in an understated — undercooked, really — manner. Craig Alan Mummey’s production on the ultra-simple stage at the Writer’s Center offers little atmosphere; the set (Mummey’s design) features a kitchen table and an outside bench, but it’s just basic furniture, not art."

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- Nelson Pressley

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Quotidian Theatre Company’s Mission Statement reads, in part, “By providing realistic situations and dialogue, we want to give the audience the impression that they are witnessing events over a backyard fence or through an open window.” Their mission is accomplished once again as audiences are presented with childhood impressions seen through the ‘window’ of a grown man’s memories in Quotidian’s beautiful production of Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa. Director Craig Alan Mummey lovingly directs an exceptional cast, and everyone shines."

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- Natalie McCabe

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

Helmed with a delicate touch by director Craig Alan Mummey, this intimate work casts a spotlight on a summer of upheaval in the lives of Kate, Maggie, Agnes, Rose, and Chris Mundy. As narrated from memory by Michael, Chris’s son, the five unmarried Mundy sisters cohabitate in a cottage in the small village of Ballybeg, County Donegal, northern Ireland.

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- Ben Demers

Dancing At Lughnasa presented by Quotidian Theatre Company at Writer's Center