OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael McDonnell 

• Setting

  Set in an Irish-American bar in the early 1960's,

• Synopsis

  On November 22nd 1963, in a scruffy American saloon, several characters are going about their business when news filters through that President John Kennedy has been assassinated. The author brings the characters through their varied reactions to the tragedy.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  3

• Total

  8

• Cast Notes

  The offstage voice of a Radio Announcer was played by O.Z. Whitehead.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  03 October 1966

• Production Notes

  Presented in association with O.Z. Whitehead.

• Producer

  Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Eblana Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published playscript.