OVERVIEW

• Playwright

• Adapted / Translated From

  Joseph O'Connor (1) 

• Author Notes

  Devised by the Moonfish Ensemble.

• Adapted From Notes

  Freely adapted from the novel Redemption Falls (2007) by Joseph O'Conor. 

• Setting

  1865, the end of the US Civil War.

• Synopsis

  Eliza Duane Mooney, daughter of an Irish emigrant, walks across America in search of her brother Jeddo, a child soldier in the Confederate army. As Eliza and Jeddo’s stories unfold, they shine a light on the realities of war, its invisible rise, and what is left in its wake.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  4

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  24 July 2019

• Production Notes

  Produced as part of the Galway International Arts Festival. 

• Producer

  Produced by Moonfish Theatre and Galway International Arts Festival and Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach In association with Town Hall Theatre

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme and the festival programme.