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The Beauty Queen of Leenane

by Martin McDonagh

Regional Premiere

Seven Days – by Erik Esckilsen

“Director Brooke Ciardelli succeeds as mining maximum tension from McDonagh’s script . . . as brutal as these scenes may be, they are virtually impossible to look away from, inspiring occasional groans of sympathy from the audience . . . the excellence of the work derives from the emotional manipulations in which audiences become ensnared . . . focused to a laser-like point”

News Leader – by Ella Reney

“Opening night audience spellbound, awaiting the anticipated action then letting out gasps of amazement when something different occurred . . . Under Brooke Ciardelli’s direction, this cast infuses each scene with the promise of action to come”

Times Argus – by Jim Lowe

“Under Brooke Ciardelli’s direction, the four actors cut, slice and dice with a psychological accuracy that makes this production work . . .truly powerful and powerfully funny . . Wicked and wickedly funny. . . . What makes Ciardelli’s production so potent is the chemistry between these characters”

CREATIVE

Director: Brooke Ciardelli

Scenic Design: Mark Delancy

Lighting Design: Jason Livingston

Costume Design: Rachel Kurland

CAST

Margaret Kustermann

Charis Leos

Terrence O’Malley

Bill Chappelle