In a stark, low-rent motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert, Eddie and May love and hate their way through life. Unable to hold on or let go, they battle to keep from drowning together. This Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s masterpiece shows the heights and depths that love can take us to, ultimately making fools of us all.
an absorbing production … plenty of spark and sizzle between Eddie and Mae”
Powerful, compelling, and twisted, this love story is truly gripping … a strong production …”
the perfect setting for the boozy fight … affecting … ”
The story shocks completely … Powerfully directed”
If you like raw emotion …nothing fits the bill more than this production”
Shepard’s allegory for his own loss and love rises above and provides us with an intensely powerful personal drama…”
Everyman Palace Theatre (Cork)
AUG 30 – SEP 4
St. John’s Theatre & Arts Centre (Listowel)
SEP 6
Garage Theatre (Monaghan)
SEP 8
Watergate Theatre (Kilkenny)
SEP 9-11
An Grianan Theatre (Letterkenny)
SEP 16
Town Hall Theatre (Galway)
SEP 20-22
Source Arts Centre (Thurles)
SEP 24
Church Street Theatre (D.C.)
OCT 16-NOV 7
Eddie Mark A. Rhea
May Larissa Gallagher
Martin KJ Thorarinsson
Old Man Kevin Adams
Director Colin Smith
Assistant Director / Stage Manager Megan Thrift
Set Designer George Lucas
Sound Designer Tony Angelini
Original Light Designer Dan Martin
Costume Designer Kelly Peacock
Tour Production Assistant Joe Rhea