Dark of the Moon
by Howard Richardson and William Bersey
Waterford Youth Arts
Garterlane, August 2010
Set in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the 1930s, 'Dark of the Moon' by Howard Richardson and William Berney, is an enduring classic of American Theatre, which has been in near constant production since its 1945 New York Premiere. Described as a combination of 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'The Crucible', 'Dark of the Moon' is at once a compelling love story and a stark dissection of what happens when two radically contrasting cultures collide.
Inspired by one of America’s best loved songs, The Ballad of Barbara Allen, and featuring live music and song throughout, 'Dark of the Moon' revolves around the dilemma of a Witch Boy, John, who falls in love with a Mountain Girl, the ‘wild child’ Barbara Allen. In order to be with her, John must leave the Witch World behind him and for her part, Barbara is prepared to become an outcast from her family and neighbours. Together they face an uncertain future – a future inexorably shaped by the communities they have left behind.
Director: Jim Nolan
Associate Director: Síle Penkert
Set and Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Designer: Richard Collins
Music: Eoin Dalton
Choreogrpahy: Patricia Murphy
Stage Manager: Megan Nolan
Assistant Stage Manager: Ciara Dower
by Howard Richardson and William Bersey
Waterford Youth Arts
Garterlane, August 2010
Set in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the 1930s, 'Dark of the Moon' by Howard Richardson and William Berney, is an enduring classic of American Theatre, which has been in near constant production since its 1945 New York Premiere. Described as a combination of 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'The Crucible', 'Dark of the Moon' is at once a compelling love story and a stark dissection of what happens when two radically contrasting cultures collide.
Inspired by one of America’s best loved songs, The Ballad of Barbara Allen, and featuring live music and song throughout, 'Dark of the Moon' revolves around the dilemma of a Witch Boy, John, who falls in love with a Mountain Girl, the ‘wild child’ Barbara Allen. In order to be with her, John must leave the Witch World behind him and for her part, Barbara is prepared to become an outcast from her family and neighbours. Together they face an uncertain future – a future inexorably shaped by the communities they have left behind.
Director: Jim Nolan
Associate Director: Síle Penkert
Set and Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Designer: Richard Collins
Music: Eoin Dalton
Choreogrpahy: Patricia Murphy
Stage Manager: Megan Nolan
Assistant Stage Manager: Ciara Dower
Nick Kavanagh and tbc
Photographer Gerry O'Carroll |
Paula Weldon, Sinead Bolger, Jamie Flynn, Dean O'Sullivan and Ellen O'Carroll,
Photographer Gerry O'Carroll |
The whole cast with preacher Conor Halpin
Photographer Gerry O'Carroll |
The Witches and John (Jamie Power)
Photographer Gerry O'Carroll |
Jamie Power and Paula Weldon
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The market place
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