Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa, an award-winning play by Brian Friel, is a nostalgic tale told through the voice of 8-year old Michael who, as an adult, reveals his memories of the summer of 1936. The story centers on the five unmarried Mundy sisters living on a rugged farm outside a small town in Ireland. The sisters, different in temperament and talent, provide support for one another during hard times. During that fateful summer, Michael’s Uncle Jack returns from twenty-five years spent as a missionary in Uganda and Michael’s absentee father returns to announce that he is on his way to Spain. The arrival of the men and the acquisition of the sisters’ first wireless radio set the stage for a dramatic unleashing of unspoken emotions.