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Looking At The Sun

by Emily Bohannon 

Sad people on vacation

Ron wants his family and friends to experience the summer vacation of his childhood. However, his friends are too busy seeking a threesome, his kids don’t give a shit, the Australians next door want to see the “real” America and his wife won’t stop falling asleep. Will he have the summer of his life? Will he connect with his family? Will he ever get cotton candy? The world premiere of a hilarious and moving new comedy about sad people on vacation.

WRITTEN BY Emily Bohannon
DIRECTED BY Kathleen Warner Yeates
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Cathy O’Carroll
SET DESIGN by Kathyann Murphy
GRAPHIC DESIGN by Charlie Kranz
COSTUME DESIGN BY Tara McKeever

CAST:
Alan Buckley
Ryan Kelly
Kevin McMahon
Seán Mc Manus
Niamh McPhillips
Caroline Morahan
Anna Nugent
Paul Nugent
Mark Schrier

PRODUCTION TEAM: Jessie Doyle, Ashley Steed, Yvonne Ussher

Publicity photography by Martin Dunne

Presented by AboutFACE in association with The Civic

About The Company:

We’re AboutFACE
We believe that Great Stories = Memorable, Meaningful Nights Out.
We promise you a warm welcome, because for us audience comes first. We find and develop great plays – funny and moving, thrilling and thought-provoking, revealing and inspiring – from Ireland, the United States and beyond, and bring these to vivid life with electric acting from our passionate ensemble of professional actors.
Recent productions include the world premieres of The Gods of the Ozarks by Matthew Cole Kelly, Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol by Paul Nugent and the award-winning Transatlantic Tales.

Tickets €20 | €18 student/OAP/unemployed | Preview 2 for 1 tickets (Wed 24th Aug)
For Age 14+

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24 Aug – 3 Sep
– 7:30pm –
– Sat + Sun matinees 2:30pm
Main Space