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,...
Before the set is built and the costumes designed, before the dress rehearsals and the opening-night butterflies, a director must choose a play and select the actors. The cast of “Dancing at Lughnasa,” Hillsdale College’s 2015 winter play, was announced Sept. 24. The play, which will run Nov. 18-21, stars seniors Matt Sauer and Allyn...