To Hugh Leonard, his father is the one thing he cannot escape. The autobiographical Da, now at the DR2 Theater off-Broadway, is the Irish Rep's revival of his bittersweet Tony-winning play. Set in Dalkey, County Dublin in 1968, the memory play focuses on middle-aged Charlie (Ciaran O'Reilly), who has just buried his father. Yet the irascible Da (Paul O'Brien) returns as a ghost, unwilling to leave his angry son. As Charlie wrestles with his past, neatly staged before his eyes, he confronts his y...
To Hugh Leonard, his father is the one thing he cannot escape. The autobiographical Da, now at the DR2 Theater off-Broadway, is the Irish Rep's revival of his bittersweet Tony-winning play. Set in Dalkey, County Dublin in 1968, the memory play focuses on middle-aged Charlie (Ciaran O'Reilly), who has just buried his father. Yet the irascible Da (Paul O'Brien) returns as a ghost, unwilling to leave his angry son. As Charlie wrestles with his past, neatly staged before his eyes, he confronts his y...
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