An Irish Carol 2021

Keegan's Own Holiday Tradition

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AN IRISH CAROL by Matthew J. Keenan
December 10 - 31, 2021
Playwright
Matthew J. Keenan
Director
Mark A. Rhea

An original work by Keegan company member Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can. This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection and material success. But on this Christmas Eve – challenged by a voice from the past, provoked by those in the present, and faced with the reality of a lonely future – David’s life may change forever.

“Trust the Irish to put a bit of grain in the eggnog. AN IRISH CAROL is sweet and cheerfully profane…”
— The Washington Post
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Playwright
Matthew J. Keenan
Playwright
Matthew J. Keenan

MATTHEW J. KEENAN was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and is a graduate from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. Matthew began working with Keegan as an actor and in 2015 became the company’s resident scenic designer. He’s also a company member with the Classical Theatre Company in Houston TX. As well as being the resident scenic designer, and an actor, Matthew is also the playwright of Keegan’s own holiday tradition, An Irish Carol. Some previous scenic designs include: The Lonesome West, Top Girls, Chicago, American Idiot, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Lincolnesque, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, and Hair.

Cast
Kevin Adams
David
Kevin Adams
Josh Sticklin
Bartek
Josh Sticklin
David Jourdan
Jim
Dave Jourdan
Timothy H. Lynch
Frank
Timothy H. Lynch
Mike Kozemchak
Michael
Mike Kozemchak
Jon Townson
Michael
Jon Townson
Jessie Power
Anna
Jessie Power
Matthew J. Keenan
Simon
Matthew J. Keenan
Michael Replogle
Richard
Michael Replogle
Production Team
Director
Mark A. Rhea
Stage Manager
Mary Doebel
Set Designer / Master Carpenter
Matthew J. Keenan
Lighting Designer
Dan Martin
Sound Designer
Jake Null
Costume Designer
Kelly Peacock
Properties / Set Dressing Designer
Cindy Landrum Jacobs
Hair / Makeup Designer
Craig Miller
Master Electrician
Ben Harvey
Original Music
Matt Rippetoe
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