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Run / Don't Run

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Gary Duggan
Setting

Spanish Harlem, New York in 1999.
Synopsis

The story of a young man fleeing Dublin who crash lands on the couch of his Irish American cousin, just as this older cousin's relationship with his girlfriend is imploding. Over the summer, the three cling to the last vestiges of the dying club scene and flirt with small time criminality as storm clouds gather.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Female

1
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

26 February 2015
Production Notes
Produced by Bigger Picture Projects.
Original Venue

Civic Theatre

Original Cast
Gene	Aonghus Óg McAnally
Eoin	Sean Doyle
Perdita	Leah Minto

Production Team
Director	Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Lighting Designer	Sarah Jane Shiels
Costume Designer	Barbara McCarthy
Sound Designer	Denis Clohessy
Fight Director	James Cosgrave
Lighting Assistant	Shane McGill
Set & Production Manager	Tom Dowling
Stage Manager	Chris Nugent
Assistant Stage Manager	Rob Devlin
Production Assistant	Grainne Hallahan
PR	Shirley Chance
Fundraising Co-ordinator	Grainne Hallahan
Graphic Design	Ste Murray
Photography	Ste Murray
Publicity	Shirley Chance
Voice Coach	Helen Norton
Video	José Miguel Jiménez

Published Scripts

Title

Run / Don't Run & Mission
Year

2015
Published By

Oberon
Address

521 Caledonian Road
London N7 9RH
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7607 3637
Email

oberon.books@btinternet.com
Website

www.oberonbooks.com
ISBN

978-1783198139
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

The Agency
Address

24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
London W11 4LZ
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7727 1346
Email

info@theagency.co.uk
Website

www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script.

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