Molly Sweeney

Molly Sweeney

By Brian Friel, Directed by Robert Falls

April 10 – May 10, 2020 in the Owen Theatre

“And what sort of world did you expect, Mrs. Sweeney?”

Mr. Rice, Act II

In this riveting exploration of triumph and loss, master storyteller Brian Friel—“a towering figure of the stage, from Dublin to Broadway” (The Guardian)—reveals the unexpected consequences of a modern medical miracle. Having lost her sight at infancy, Molly agrees to an operation that could restore her fifth sense. But is it she who benefits most—or her hopeful husband, or her ambitious doctor? Robert Falls directs a major revival of this “astonishing, highly entertaining, deeply moving meditation on hope, change and despair” (The New York Times). 

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May 14, 2020: Goodman Theatre Postpones Remaining Productions in 2019/2020 Season

February 4, 2020: Brendan Coyle, Christopher Donahue and Kate Fry to Star in Molly Sweeney, Directed by Robert Falls

October 10, 2019: Update to 2019/2020 Season at Goodman Theatre

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Brian Friel, Playwright

Brian Friel (Playwright, 1929 – 2015) was an award-winning playwright. He has won awards for Dancing At Lughnasa (three Tony Awards including Best Play, a New York Drama Critics Circle award for Best Play and an Olivier award for Best Play); Aristocrats (Evening Standard Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play); and Molly Sweeney (New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play). Friel was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the [British] Royal Society of Literature and the Irish Academy of Letters.

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