Overview
THIRST is a witty Irish drama wrapped in humanity. Set during Eugene O’Neill’s classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night, failure, denial, and passion roil as two Irish servants and an American chauffeur pass the day in the kitchen of the Tyrone family’s residence in 1912. As tensions rise and the past rears its head, a search for love and belonging becomes the search for “home.”
Casting & Production
Production Notes
Casting: 2 WOMEN, 1 MAN
CHARACTERS: Bridget Conroy (LATE 30’S, EARLY 40’s) Cook.
Cathleen Mullin (22). The Second Girl.
Jack Smythe (early 40’s). The Chauffeur.
SETTING: All scenes take place in the kitchen of the Tyrone’s summer home, on a day in August 1912.
Reviews
“THIRST ends with an invitation to feel the sweet smack of hope hit your heart.”
— Seven Days
“Sublime … a stunningly offered story you should want to go see for the strength of its humanity”
– Brattleboro Reformer
“I am thrilled to be directing this magnificent play by an extraordinary Irish-American writer, Ronán Noone. THIRST is beautiful, funny, heartbreaking. Unmissable.”
— Theresa Rebeck
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