Rathowen playwright to feature in Connecticut

Rathowen playwright, Jimmy Keary, is not any stranger to having his performs function on worldwide levels and, now that issues are getting again to regular after the pandemic, that’s a development that isn’t set to cease any time quickly.

The truth is, Jimmy’s three-act play, The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley, is about to be staged by the Tara Theatre Firm in Milford, Connecticut this weekend.

This play, which was written in 2010, is Jimmy’s most profitable play up to now and shall be carried out nightly from June 23 to 26.

“The play considerations the exploits of bachelor farmer Gabriel Foley, who’s in search of a spouse, and who finds himself caught between the amorous advances of two girls – Chrissie and Hazel,” Jimmy defined.

“Issues are additional difficult by Gabriel’s aged, crotchety mom, Aggie and by his pal Liam, who’s all the time giving him undesirable recommendation.”

Jimmy despatched the group his play earlier than the pandemic and mentioned he had “fully forgotten about it” till a member of the group contacted him a number of weeks in the past to say the play was lastly going forward.

“It’s the second of my performs to be staged exterior the nation this yr,” mentioned Jimmy. “The primary was I’m The One For You, which was staged within the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island again in March.”

Jimmy is at the moment writing a brand new three-act comedy, The Good Match, which is his twenty fourth play.

“It considerations a younger couple, who’re embarking on a brand new relationship when their moms fall out,” he defined.

“The couple has to attempt to proceed the connection in secret. The primary draft is sort of full.

“The pandemic has clearly enormously affected the staging of my work. In 2019 there have been a complete of 37 productions of my performs whereas this yr the quantity has dropped to seven.”

The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley shall be featured on the worldwide stage this weekend.