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NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR GLOSSARY AND QUICK-FACTS

Martin McDonagh is an unlikely since Shakespeare to have four gosawer - boy. CAPITAL: person to receive accolades as the plays running simultaneously in --een - suffix (i.e. Johnnypateen, brightest of a fresh new generation London. ladeen, biteen) little. Connotes AREA: 27,128 sq. mi. of Irish playwrights. To begin with, McDonagh uses an actual bit of familiarity. 70,280 sq. km. he is not strictly Irish. Born in history as background for The eej, also eejit - idiot. South London to Irish parents, his Cripple of lnishmaan. In 1934 the winkles - snails. POPULATION : 3,550,448 knowledge of is limited to American documentary filmmaker praitie - potato. visits to relatives and the Irish Robert Flaherty came to , curragh - light, open boat made of immigrant culture in the part of the largest of the wild a framework of lath covered LANGUAGE: English, London in which he lives. Next, he on Ireland's west coast, to shoot formerly with hide or leather but Irish (Gaelic) has never studied theatre. Bored The Man of Aran. The playwright now with tarred canvas. with school, he left at 16 and spent moves to the neighboring island of Kevin Barry - Irish patriot who RELIGION: Roman Catholic, much of his time watching soap Inishmaan to show the upsetting was executed in I 920. Anglican operas on the tellie, supplemented effect this invasion has on the poteen - a type of homemade with a strong dose of American isolated island natives. alcohol GOVERNMENT: republic movies. He says his inspiration to bent - cows or sick. begin writing came from his belief gob - mouth, face. MONEY: Irish pound (punt) that he could produce better work "HIS INSPIRATION TO Michael Collins - An original than what he was seeing. BEGIN WRITING CAME leader of the IRA, he was He was not an overnight FROM HIS BELIEF THAT HE considered to be founder of modem RESOURCES: zinc, lead, natural success, having 22 scripts in a row gas, petroleum, barite, copper, COULD PRODUCE BETTER guerilla warfare or urban terrorism. rejected by the BBC. He had little mingy - combination of mangy gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat,. contact with live theatre and what WORK THAN WHAT HE WAS and stingy. silver he did see he regarded as "pretty SEEING." Banshees - a female spirit whose dull stuff." However, at age 23, he wailing is believed to foretell death. AGRICULTURE: turnips, barley, got an idea that he thought might Colleen - a young Irish girl. potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, meat Though he may not be work as a play. It took him three Shillelagh - stout, cudgel, or club. and dairy products technically Irish, McDonagh's play days to finish The Beauty Queen of doolally - crazy. has the qualities the great Irish Leenane. While waiting for a praitie cakes-potato pancakes. ARAN ISLANDS: consist of plays have shared: skilled story response to this, he wrote two other Antrim - One of the northernmost Inishmaan, Inishmore,and telling, fascinating characters and plays set in the same location, A counties in Ireland. Inishhere and lie thirty miles from the colorful, vivid language of the Skull in Connamara and The Kerry - County, south, near , located on the west coast ordinary people. Absent, however, Lonesome West. All three were County Cork. of Ireland. is the usual sentimentality. And he chosen for production by the Connemara - area in County adds elements of the seemingly Ireland's Druid Theatre Company. Galway. INISHMAAN: the middle island is casual cruelty of today's world. His While they were being prepared, he Leenane - Town in Galway. about three and a half miles across, wrote The Cripple of Jnishmaan. is clearly the sensibility of today's nearly round in form and has a young movie-goer. He says, "I By the time his first three plays approximately population of 250- want to write plays that shake you moved to London, Cripple had 300 people been selected for production by the up a bit, plays that a film fan would Royal National Theatre. This is be interested in seeing, like the new how McDonagh, at age 27, found De Niro movie." So far, he seems himself to be the first playwright to be succeeding. PRODUCTION STAFF BY MARTIN McDONAGH Stage Manager...... Jeanine Michel ASM ...... Joshua Burd ASM ...... Anaily Andreu Director ...... Therald Todd Prop Supervisor ...... Sarah Bruning Costume Designer ...... Marilyn R. Skow Sound Board Operator ...... Lucia McArthur Set and Light Design ...... Douglas Molash Assistant to the Costume Designer ...... Rossana Morales Technical Director ...... Matt Saxton ) Wardrobe Mistress ...... Rosie Sermeno Voice and Speech ...... Lesley-Ann Timlick House Manager ...... Eva Ruiz Costumer...... Marina Pareja ) Head Usher...... Daniel Moraguez Box Office Manager ...... Jessica Campell Marketing and Outreach ...... Michelle Catin, Christina Perdomo CAST Costume Construction ...... Talia Tejeda, Jimmy Allen Daniella Schwimmer, Ricky Waugh KA TE ...... Jeanette Louise Taylor Wardrobe Crew ...... Ricky Waugh, Claudia Latorre, Rhonda Atkins EILEEN ...... Ilena Alvarez Scenic Artists ...... Nicole Santaella, Rachel Carbonell JOHNNYPA TEENMIKE ...... Robert Maxwell Paint Prep ...... Larea Brown, Christina Burchard, CRIPPLE BILLY ...... Matt Szymanski Lolliette Romero, Sasha BARTLEY ...... I van Lopez Seco,Madelin Marchant, Nicole HELEN ...... Christina Burchard Santaella, Rachel Carbonell BABBYBOBBY ...... Joe Llorens Light Prep ...... Elina Fernandez, Madelin Marchant, David Ortiz, DOCTOR McSHARRY ...... Daniel Suarez Irene Storey, Daniel Suarez, Johnny Trabanco MAMMY ...... Susan Murray Prop Prep ...... Rose Ginart, Ivan Lopez, Robert Maxwell, Charles Quinteros, Adriana Ruiz, Matt Szymanski Scene Shop ...... lvanessa Henriquez, Joe Llorens, Danny Moraguez, Emilio Rivas, Eva Ruiz, Lesley Sorzano, Charmille Walters THE SETTING IS INISHMAAN, ONE OF THE ARAN ISLANDS OFF Thanks to ...... Elizabeth Marsh and Michael Mettee, Broadcast THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND. THE TIME IS 1934. Video Prodcuctions

THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION ADMINISTRATION ) Department Chair...... Leroy Clark Produced under special arrangements with Dramatist Play Service, Inc. ) Senior Secretary ...... Marianna Murray Secretary ...... Nathalie Brenner The Cripple of Inishmaan was first performed at the Royal National Theatre, Business Manager ...... Abel Cornejo London 12 December, 1996.

Original New York production by FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY The Joseph Papp Public/The New York Shakespeare Festival DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE George C. Wolfe, Producer Miami, FL 33199 Telephone: (305) 348-2895 Fax: (305) 348-1803 Website: www.fiu.edu/-thedan FIU SPOTLIGHT PROFILE FIU THEATRE NEWS

about specific areas of study related FIU Theatre will be holding Honors go to our past alumni for Open-Auditions for its spring ·completing their training in higher FIU Participates in to the writings and times of productions of The Tempest and education. Danny Pino recently Shakespeare Association of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare 's Journey. All actors graduated from the MF A program America Shakespeare's plays often are welcomed to audition. Prepare a at NYU . Both Rafael Oliveira and 29th Annual Meeting explore themes and issues that continue to be relevant throughout two-minute scene from · a Chantal Jean Pierre graduated the world including religious and Shakespearean play that is not The from the MF A acting program at The Shakespeare Association of political controversy, legal and Tempest. The auditions will be Rutgers University. America is holding its twenty-ninth medical history, character held on November 28th at 6:30. annual meeting at downtown relationships related to power, Call to schedule an appointment: This semester, students Miami's Hotel InterContinental business, marriage, honor, duty, (305) 348-3789. Christina Perdomo and Michelle starting on April 12, 2000 and love, leadership, parenting, race, Catin worked as interns for the ending April 14. During the prejudice, and the list goes on. We are pleased to congratulate Marketing and Publicity weekend of the SAA meeting, Not only is the Association still the following students for their department of FIU Theatre. They Florida International University studying his plays, research work in several productions: worked under Abel Cornejo, will stage the world premiere of continues with analyzing various Heather Sligar performed in "How Business Manager , to develop a Shakespeare's Journey, by Leroy productions and different I Learned to Drive" by Paula Vogel stronger Educational Outreach Clark, FIU Theatre's chairperson approaches to the plays, film at the Lake Worth Playhouse in Program and aid in the business and professor. In addition, FIU versions, and adaptations as well as September. During the summer, process of the fall production Theatre will present "Of Love and exploring new methods of teaching Robert Maxwell directed "Zoo season. The Educational Outreach Death in Shakespeare, " three Shakespeare. Members also explore Story" at DM150, played four roles Program consisted of scenes performed in Spanish by the textual analysis, acting techniques, in "Never the Sinner" at New communicating with middle Miami-based ensemble "El directing, scansion and vocal Theatre, and performed in "A schools and high schools in South Duende." technique. Gaggle of Saints" for The Florida in order to encourage The University of Miami will be The National Shakespeare Juggerknot Theatre Company. young students' interest and presenting Much Ado About Association is designed to serve as Brad Murphy went to Indiana as participation in Theatre. Part of the Nothing. FIU and UM are the a forum for fresh research, critical an Actingffechnical intern, and development of the program was principle hosts of the 29th Annual examinations, and experimentation performed in the musical "Music creating an Educational Packet for meeting . Peggy Endel from FIU in teaching Shakespeare. The SAA Man" arid "Young Abe Lincoln" the schools having to do with a and Mihoko Suzuki from UM will is operated from the University of at the Lincoln Amphitheatre. particular production, and be beading the local arrangements . Maryland in Baltimore . A different ... Claudia Latorre is currently stage scheduling class visits to introduce The meeting includes seminars city is selected for the annual managing the Tigertail the play and encourage student's and workshops, paper sessions, and conference and the city of Miami is Production's "Florida/Brazil attendance. This . spring, evening events. Paper session honored to host the twenty-ninth Festival" , including a puppet show opportunities will be available for topics include "Making Electronic annual meeting. for children and an abstract one­ other students to be involved in the Shakespeares," "Feminist With many daily direct flights to woman show. She and Lucia Marketing and Publicity & Historiography and Shakespeare's Madrid, Miami also serves as an McArthur performed in minor Educational Outreach programs . London: Rewriting Women's ideal embarkation point for the roles in New Theatre's production History," "Not the New Criticism: Sixth World Shakespeare Congress of Far East by A. R. Gurney. We look forward to our next Historicizing Shakespeare's in Valencia, April 18-23. Jenny Pierre appeared in Miami production in January , Dinner with Language" and more. For further information call (305) Light Project's production of Durang directed by Madelin The Association seminars and 348-3789 . "Helluva Halloween." Marchant. workshops bring together those interested in and knowledgeable . KC/ACTFxxXIII KennedyCenter American College Theater Festival XXXIII Presentedand Produced by the JohnF. KennedyCenter for the PerformingArts Supportedin Partby TheKennedy Center Corporate Fund, TheUS Department of Education,, DeltaAirlines, and TheNational Committee for the PerformingArts

Thisproduction is enteredin the KennedyCenter AmericanCollege TheaterFestival (KC/ACTF). The aims of thisnational theater education programare to identifyand promote quality in college-leveltheater production. Tothis end, each production entered is eligiblefor a responseby a regionalKC/ACTF representative, and certain students areselected to participatein KC/ACTFprograms involving awards, scholarships,and special grants for actors,playwrights, designers, andcritics at boththe regionaland national levels.

Productionsentered on the Participatinglevel are eligible for indusion at the KC/ACTF regional festival and can also be consideredfor invitation to the KC/ACTF national festival at theJohn F. KennedyCenter for the PerformingArts in Washington,DC in thespring of 2001.

Lastyear more than 900 productionsand 18,000students participated in theAmerican College Theater Festival nationwide. By entering this production,our department is sharingin the KC/ACTFgoals to help collegetheater grow and to focusattention on theexemp larywori<. producedin collegeand university theaters across the nation. UP-COMING FIU THEATRE P RODUCTIONS Di nner Wi th Durang Directed by Madelin Marchant January 25-28 DM150 (Second StageProduction)

THE TEMPEST By William Shakespeare,Directed by Phillip Church February 8-11 & 15-18, Main StageTheatre

Sl.o.l u.pc.o.u' .. j o... "'"' ' ' Written and Directed by Leroy Watson Clark April 5-8 & 12-15, Studio Theatre