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What happens when five unmarried sisters are stranded in a small village in Ireland in 1936? Theatre Huntsville's production of Brian Friel's Tony award-winning play, "Dancing at Lughnasa," takes us back in time and to a place where they danced "with eyes half closed because to open would break the spell."
The times may be tough and gloomy for the Mundy sisters, but the recent acquisition of the new invention, "the wireless," brings bright spots of romance, hope, and smiles to their otherwise dreary life. Throughout the play we are treated to bursts of gigs and two-steps from all the cast, either alone, in twos, or the whole group of them.
Putting five women in a room is always filled with surprises and actresses Patsy Hawkins, Sandi Robertson, Amanda Kay, Liz Mince, and Kelly Sims bring a kaleidoscope of character to each Mundy sister.
These past-their-prime single women are each searching for a way to deal with what life has handed them.
Maggie is the cigarette-smoking, fun-loving sister, while Kate is a Christian "bitch" who makes the girls tow the line and puts a stop to their attending the Harvest Dance. Agnes is the responsible one and Rose is the innocent one, while Chris is the one who had a child out of wedlock.
