Eleemosynary:
La Cosa Nostra in association with Friars Gate Theatre Kilmallock present "Eleemosynary" by Lee Blessing. It will be staged in the following venues on the dates listed below.
| Kilmallock | Friars Gate Theatre | October 9th. 10th. & 11th. |
| Skibbereen | Town Hall Theatre | October 14th only |
| Listowel | St. John's Theatre | October 18th. & 19th. |
| Charleville | Schoolyard Theatre | October 24th. & 25th. |
| Limerick | Belltable Arts Centre | Oct. 31st. & Nov.1st. & 2nd. |
Author: (Lee Blessing)
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Lee Blessing
was born in Minneapolis in 1950. He received his B.A. from Reed College
in Portland, Oregon and a double M.F.A. in poetry and playwriting from
the University of Iowa. His plays include: Fortinbras, Down The Road and Two Rooms (commissioned and produced by the La Jolla Playhouse); Cobb (Yale Repertory Theatre); Eleemosynary (Manhattan Theatre Club); Lake Street Extension , (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati), Riches, Independence ,Oldtimers Game and Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music , (all at Actors Theatre of Louisville). A Walk in the Woods opened on Broadway in 1988 and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, and its subsequent West End production in London starring Sir Alec Guinness was nominated for the Olivier Award. It has since been produced worldwide and on PBS's American Playhouse. |
