GAELIC PARK PLAYERS

PROUDLY PRESENTS

"The Chastitute"

By John B. Keane

Directed By Josephine Craven

Gaelic Park Players kicks off it's Spring production, "The Chastitute", by John B. Keane on
Saturday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m. at Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th St., Oak Forest, IL 60452.
The "Chastitute" is a new word introduced by John B. Keane into the English language, to
describe a man who has never had sex with a woman. Such a man is John Bosco McLaine, a
middle-aged, bachelor farmer, whose most fervent wish in life is to acquire a wife. "It is
essentially the story of human loneliness and the great hunger for human companionship"
writes the playwright. Swinging from hilarious to tragic, audiences will relish the obvious
comedy, yet, be moved by the unbearable solitude of a life without love.

"The Chastitute" is the second play the Gaelic Park Players have performed by Kerry
playwright John B. Keane. His drama, "The Year of the Hiker" was performed by the group in
1997.

Gaelic Park Players veteran member, Josephine Craven, directs the play. "The Chastitute"
marks the second Gaelic Park Players' full-length production Craven has directed. She won
praise for her direction of Keane's "The Year of the Hiker," which took home the "John B. Keane
Spirit of Ireland" award at the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival, in Milwaukee in 1997.

"The Chastitute," with 24 actors playing 28 separate roles has the largest cast of any play
performed at Gaelic Park to date. The cast includes many of the group's regular
actors/actresses, along with numerous new "faces"

Cast List

CharacterActorCity
John BoscoBarney FarrellyLemont, IL
Aunt JaneMaria MichaelsCrestwood, IL
Cross MissionaryBill HurleyOrland Park, IL
Gentle MissionaryDavid CorbettMokena, IL
JohnB 30yrs/WaiterStephen HeffernanMokena, IL
JulieCate HickeyMidlothian, IL
Dora McMooMaryanna PollerTinley Park, IL
Micky MollyJoe HessionChicago Ridge, IL
BarmanLiam BrickJoliet, IL
NorrieCarrie McGillOrland Park, IL
Sylvester BradyPuggy DunleaveyTinley Park, IL
Juleen McCoonAllison LakerPlainfield, IL
HeatherSarah TritschlerHickory Hills, IL
Heather's friendEileen O'ConnellHickory Hills, IL
Heaather's motherKristen DakewiczOrland Park, IL
Heather's brotherJohn CoyleJustice, IL
Eva KishockVera KellyChicago, IL
Fr. KimmerlyRoss Darcy FitzgibbonMonee, IL
TrudyPamela WolfeDowners Grove, IL
SuzanneChristina GarrivanChicago Ridge, IL
Hotel PorterDenis MonaghanHickory Hills, IL
Travolta townieJohn CoyleJustice, IL
Girl 1Coleen GorszczykMokena, IL
Girl 2Christina SmokaitisMokena, IL
DirectorJosephine CravenChicago, IL
AstDir/StgMngrLarry CoughlanTinley Park, IL

Performance dates of "The Chastitute" are April 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and May 1 & 2 1999
Show Times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, and 3:00 p.m. Sundays. Reservations are
recommended. For tickets please call Gaelic Park - 708 687 9323, or Maureen - 708 479 8380.

There will be an additional performance of "The Chastitute" at Gaelic Park on Tuesday May 25
at 7:30 p.m. to launch the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival. This year, Gaelic Park
Players hosts this annual, weeklong event, which features nine Irish Theatre groups from across
the United States and Canada.

Look for Gaelic Park Players at CLEVELAND IRISH FEST on July 24th and 25th 1999 see you there.

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