John Ferguson

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.