PROUDLY PRESENTS

T H E F I E L D

A Two Act Drama by

JOHN B. KEANE
Directed by

KRISTIN DAKEWICZ

Chicago Gaelic Park
6119 West 147th Street,
Oak Forest IL 60452

THE PLAY
The Field is possibly John B. Keane's best known play, and the character "Bull" McCabe
the most admired by any afficionado of Mr Keane's literary works. This powerful play
explores the fascination and the dedication the Irish had for the land and deals with the
problems of a local farmer (the "Bull") who has been renting a field from a widow woman
Maggie Butler for over five years and now Maggie is selling The Field at public auction.
After all his hard work the "Bull" has turned The Field into a green pasture where his cattle
graze and thru which he has access to water. He feels he has a sweat equity in The Field
and hatches a plot to buy it for a fair price as determined by him and his son Tadhg.
Another interested party arrives to buy The Field and build a concrete block factory on it.
The "Bull" will not allow this to happen "to his field" and so he hatches a plan to
prevent it, however, when the plan goes awfully wrong with tragic consequences,
watch how the local peasants collude in a conspiracy of silence against the church and the law.
The local police and the clergy try to resolve the situation, but to no avail. The Bishop
preaches a sermon on Sunday at mass and the sergeant and the priest question the
local people, but, the silence is deafening. As we watch the play unfold it brings home to
many of us how hardships and decisions of the past affect the future and the resulting
consequences not only for the "Bull" and his family , but for the entire village.

CAST

Character	Actor	City

Bird O'Donnell	Martin Murphy	Oak Lawn, IL
Leamy Flanagan	Blake Labriola	Tinley Park, IL
Mick Flanagan	Mike Giblin	Crestwood, IL
Bull McCabe	Barney Farrelly	Lemont, IL
Mrs. Butler	Bridget Christianson	Midlothian, IL
Maimie Flanagan	Katie McKirdie	Oak Lawn, IL
Tadhg McCabe	Scott McKirdie	Oak Lawn, IL
Sergeant Leahy	Martin Morrisey	Chicago Ridge, IL
Dandy McCabe	Kelly Marten	Willowbrook, IL
Mrs. McCabe	Maria Furey	Oak Lawn, IL
Father Murphy	David O'Carroll	Plainfield, IL
Bishop	Father Bede Jagoe	River Forest, IL
William Dee	Mick Kenna	Oak Lawn, IL
Children	Neil Cooke	Orland Park, IL
	Kathleen Giblin	Oak Forest, IL
	Michael Staunton	Orland Park, IL
	Nora McKirdie	Oak Lawn, IL
Altar Boy	Liam Briick Jr.	Joliet, IL
Producer	Christina Garrivan	Chicago Ridge, IL
Assistant Director	Coleen Gorszczyk	Mokena,IL

Performance Dates for

"THE FIELD"

are as follows:
April 5, 6 11,12,13 25, 26 and 27 2003
Please note there will be NO performances on Easter week.

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 $20.00 for Dinner/Theatre Combination. Sundays Only.
Reservations are a must for Dinner/Theatre.
For tickets and reservations please call Gaelic Park at 708-687-9323

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