Overview
Thirst is set in the kitchen as Eugene O’Neill’s classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night simultaneously takes place in the living room. It is a story where passion, wit and beauty bubble to the surface as two Irish servant women and an American chauffeur pass that day in 1912 at the Tyrone’s Monte Cristo Cottage.
Casting & Production
Casting
BRIDGET CONROY — Late 30’S, early 40’s, the cook
CATHLEEN MULLIN — 22, the second girl
JACK SMYTHE — Early 40’s, the chauffeur
Setting
All scenes take place in the kitchen of the Tyrones’ summer home, on a day in August 1912.
This is a kitchen where three characters negotiate their movements around each other.
Reviews
“Finely wrought.”
—The Boston Globe
“Minor characters mentioned in Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical play Long Day’s Journey into Night, — are fully fleshed out in a terrifically acted Thirst”
—WBUR
“A marvel of ensemble acting and an intense emotional experience—for the characters and the audience.”
—Jim Lowe, Times Argus
“A fantastic, hard fought celebration of life, love and theater. A top 10 Show out of 244 shows of 2023.”
—Patrick White, Nippertown
“Thirst…an invitation to feel the sweet smack of hope hit your heart.”
—Alex Brown, Sevendays —Vermont’s Independent Voice
“Sublime. A stunningly offered story you should want to go see for the strength of its humanity.”
—Telly Halkias, Brattleboro Reformer
“The relationships convincing, intense and irresistible, resulting in the power of fine chamber music.”
—Rutland Herald
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