Submissions open for directors interested in directing a rehearsed reading of ‘Fast Falls the Eventide’, a new play by Eoin McShane.
‘Fast Falls the Eventide’ follows four boys – Macker, Quinner, Rob and Dan- as they meet in Dublin airport to embark on a J1 to San Diego. Although nominally ‘best friends’, the lads have not seen each other in over a year, since the funeral of Quinner’s sister. Now that they have all finished school in their beloved ‘Castlefield College’, the old gang attempt to roll back the clock and rekindle their once-inviolate friendship. Tension, however, seldom lurks far from the surface, with the spectre of Sinéad; Quinner’s beautiful, intelligent, dead sister, always lingering.
At times irreverently funny, at times deeply moving, ‘Fast Falls the Eventide’ is a coming-of-age play which explores themes of friendship, love and identity. It is about that period in life when the world beyond the school corridors seems distant and removed, and how we deal with its end.
The performance will take place on Saturday 9 May at 2.30pm. Candidates should have some previous experience.
For more information or to apply, contact mcshanee@tcd.ie
