Overview
WINNER of the Best Playwright Award at Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish Festival
THE SMUGGLER is a Thriller in Rhyme. It’s 2023. Tim Finnegan is an Irish immigrant trying to make it as a writer on Amity, an affluent summer colony in Massachusetts, where tensions flare between the migrant and local communities after a fatal car crash. When he loses his job as a bartender, Tim gets drawn into the dark underbelly of the island. THE SMUGGLER examines how far one man will go to restore his self-respect and asks the question, “What does it mean to be an American citizen today?”
Casting & Production
Casting
TIM FINNEGAN – Late 20’s to 40ish, Irish male, living in America. A Citizen.
The Characters Played
Wife (Tina)
Father in law
Mother in law
Jack
Jimmy
Macio
Mayor
Xavier
Daniella
Real Estate Broker
Earl
X
Setting
A bar. 2023.
Reviews
“Terrific one-man, one-act play. The tale Tim tells is raw and raucous – part Sopranos, part Archie Bunker and Noone has plenty to say about immigration.”
—The New Yorker
“Rarely has a man’s moral decline been made so purely entertaining to watch.”
—Theatremania
“Winner of the Best Playwright Award 2019.”
—1st Irish Festival New York
“The Surprise Hit Show of 2019 in Washington DC.”
—DC Theatre Scene
“Picks from the Year’s Best Theater” 2019.”
—New York Times
