Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA, by Brian Friel |Directed by Kelly Galvin | December 11-16 | Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, and widely regarded as Friel’s masterpiece, this extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a remote Irish village, as told through the eyes of one sister’s illegitimate son. His memories surrounding the 1936 festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing, reveals the seemingly minor events that destroyed the foundation of the family forever. Running Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Free Admission | More Information: bu.edu/cfa/events or 617.353.