John Ferguson
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 25, 2006
Closed Oct 29, 2006
Opened Sep 25, 2006
Closed Oct 29, 2006
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Set in a rundown farmhouse in County Down, this unassuming play wrings powerful feelings from a familiar tale. John Ferguson tells the story of a poor and pious farmer in Ulster County, Ireland, unable to keep up with his mortgage payments and threatened with eviction. He has great faith in the Lord--and the mail boat from America, which he expects will bring salvation in the form of a loan from his brother. When the postman arrives empty handed, a devastating chain of events is unleashed on this humble man's family that tests his faith to its limits.
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Mint Theater
311 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
The Mint's mission is to bring new vitality to neglected plays.
311 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
The Mint's mission is to bring new vitality to neglected plays.
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A tour-de-force performance by Mark Saturno in St. John Ervine's John Ferguson helps to make the Mint Theater Company's revival of this 1915 work a worthy and memorable experience. So do a number of the supporting players. Unfortunately, Robinson Carricart in the show's title role doesn't bring more to the part.
Set in Ireland in the 1880s, the play revolves around John, who believes that his faith in God is unwavering even as he experiences misfortune after misfortune. His bad health forces him to stop working on the farm, which requires him to pull his son Andrew (Justin Schultz) out of seminary to work it. His enterprising neighbor Henry Witherow (Greg Thornton) calls in the farm's mortg[...]