Wife To James Whelan
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Aug 23, 2010
Closed Sep 26, 2010
Opened Aug 23, 2010
Closed Sep 26, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Set in a small town in the middle of Ireland, Wife To James Whelan is the heart-wrenching story of star-crossed lovers. James is an ambitious young man determined to make his mark. Nan wants him to be content with what he has "and not be forever pushing forward." We meet them first on the day James learns he's won a prize job in Dublin, leaving Nan behind. James asks Nan to wait for him, but she'll "make no promise." We next see James seven years later, sole proprietor of a thriving new enterprise in Killbeggan, the "Silver Wings" Bus Service and "all the girls are going at him full tilt." Three women might be 'Wife to James Whelan': Nan, his true love, Kate, his true friend, and Nora, who appeals to his ambition--but the unanswered question of the play is whether anyone or anything can bring him happiness.
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RE:Wife to James Whelan
Saw this play last night and found it to be very thought provoking while at the same time entertaining. The universal themes of love and loss, ambition and regret while on the path and search for happiness make this play a great choice to a broad audience. Jonathan Bank aptly depicts the subleties in the Irish personality in a modern yet classic way that will appeal to a broad audience. I am glad I did not miss this one.
Reviewed by pcrx
on Tuesday, Aug 24th, 2010
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In his tireless treasure hunt for forgotten plays, Mint Theater artistic director Jonathan Bank spent part of last year rummaging through two valises in Waterford, Ireland and returned with several recovered items by Teresa Deevy, who had a run of hits at Dublin's revered Abbey Theater in the 1930s but was then unceremoniously discarded as stale goods by new management. With loving ferocity, Bank has now directed Deevy's Wife to James Whelan, and the engrossing work is a love story full of weirdly flaunted pride and spite.
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