The Seafarer
Master Irish yarn-spinner Conor McPherson unfolds the tale of a Christmas Eve poker game which unexpectedly takes on the highest of stakes. "As close to perfection as any contemporary playwriting gets." "The liveliest, funniest dialogue yet written by Mr. McPherson." The New York Times
Approximate run time: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Note: this play contains some strong language, as befits its working class Irish characters.
Rene Moreno - Director of The Seafarer
Rene Moreno, the award-winning director of Stage West's upcoming show - The Seafarer, talks about the play, Conor McPherson, the actors, and his approach to the script.
Great comments on The Seafarer
Submitted by suzimcl on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 12:50.I hope most of you reading this were able to catch our exceptional production of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, which just closed a successful run last Sunday. We received a wonderful note from Betsy Cummings, Entertainment Director for the North Texas Irish Festival, and I thought I'd share part of it:
