In their first show of the year, the Tower Players premiered ‘Translations” by Brian Friel on Wednesday, and will continue performances through the weekend. Director James Brandon, chair of the theatre department, said he’s wanted to direct “Translations” since he was a student himself. “I’ve been thinking about this show for a long time,” Brandon...
Starting next week, the Tower Players will perform “Translations,” by Brian Friel, a drama that documents the English colonization of Ireland. Set in 1833, the plot revolves around British soldiers who, while surveying Ireland, anglicize the Gaelic town names. The play follows the tensions that result. “We find out as we explore the names of...
On the stage appears a sparsely-furnished house, and in and around the house there are frozen figures. Beside the house in a spot of light, a smiling man speaks in a richly inviting Irish lilt. A memory begins. The Tower Players’ production of the late Irish dramatist Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” opened yesterday evening,...