Full Trailer | Brian Friel's TRANSLATIONS, directed by Doug Hughes | Irish Rep

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TRANSLATIONS
on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
By Brian Friel
Directed by Doug Hughes
Starring Raffi Barsoumian, Owen Campbell, Rufus Collins, John Keating, Owen Laheen, Seán McGinley, Seth Numrich, Oona Roche, Erin Wilhelmi and Mary Wiseman
Now EXTENDED thru December 31, 2023!
Irish Repertory Theatre will produce its debut production of Brian Friel’s TRANSLATIONS as the first installment of THE FRIEL PROJECT.
In 1833 Baile Beag, County Donegal, a hedge schoolmaster gives his Irish-speaking students a classical education, versing them in Ancient Greek and Latin-but not in English. Meanwhile, the British Army arrives to create a new map of Ireland that will “standardize” the Irish place-names to English. When the schoolmaster’s son returns home from Dublin to serve as the Army’s translator, the fate of the Irish locals and their native tongue is cast into uncertainty. The play is a captivating exploration of the power of language to kindle romance, ignite tensions, and inflame the human heart’s yearning to understand.