GAELIC PARK PLAYERS

PROUDLY PRESENTS

SIVE

A PLAY in TWO ACTS


By

John B. Keane


DIRECTED BY


Maria Michaels

Chicago Gaelic Park


6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, Illinois. 60452


November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 2000

Sive is a tale of the harsh life of rural Ireland, masterfully woven by John B. Keane.
This powerful play recounts the unholy alliance formed between an unscrupulous
matchmaker and a frustrated and bitter woman, who long ago gave up on her own dreams.
Seeing a way out of her misery, the woman and the matchmaker scheme
to marry the innocent young Sive , to a wealthy landowner twice Sive's age.
We watch as the hapless girl becomes a pawn in their game of deceit and greed.
Forbidden to see her only love, and tormented by family obligations and the social mores of the
day, Sive struggles with the heart-wrenching decision that will change their lives forever.

Set in the Ireland of the 1950s we also meet travelling tinkers,who rely on their
wits to survive. Through song, these men of the road add another layer to the intensely
moving drama that is Sive.

Sive is a must-see production for John B. Keane devotees, lovers of Irish literature
and everyone who appreciates incomparable Irish theatre.

Sive was first performed by the Listowel Amateur Drama Group at Walsh's Ballroomon 2nd February 1959.
This edited version of Sive was first presented in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin on 13th June 1985.

CAST

CharacterActorCity
Nanna GlavinKatie Flynn McKirdieOak Lawn, IL
Mena GlavinChristina GaravanChicago Ridge, IL
SiveSheila FureyBeverly, IL
Thomasheen Seán RuaBarney FarrellyLemont, IL
Mike GlavinLarry CoughlinTinley Park, IL
Liam ScuabJoe HessionChicago Ridge, IL
Seán DótaLiam BriickJoliet, IL
Pats BocockStephen Covington-O'KellyRogers Park, IL
CarthalawnShane DunneMokena, IL
Asst. DirectorColleen GorszczykMokena, IL
ProducerMaureen GavinOrland Park, IL

EVENING PERFORMANCES FRIDAY and SATURDAY ARE AT 8:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES on SUNDAY ARE AT 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $8.00 for Theatre Performances only.
Tickets are $18.00 for Dinner/Theatre Combination.
Reservations are a must for Dinner/Theatre.
For tickets and reservations please call Gaelic Park at 708-687-9323

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