“The Playboy of the Western World” at Teaneck New Theatre

“The Playboy of the Western World”
by J.M. Synge

The Playboy of the Western World is Synge's finest play. It is based on a story he heard in 1898 of a man named Lynchenaun, "who killed his father with the blow of a spade when he was in a passion" and eluded the police and escaped to America. In Synge's comedy/tragedy, Lynchenaun becomes Christy Mahon, a timid boy who, through each farfetched retelling of the murder of his father, becomes a hero to the town where he has taken refuge‑that is, until the "dead" father reappears. "Playboy" is a wry comedy of Irish peasant life filled with absurd situations and rich with Celtic imagery.

Performed by Teaneck New Theatre
At Bogart Memorial Church
Performances ran
Friday, May 31, 2002 thru Saturday, June 8, 2002
Pegeen Mike.... Karol Shveytser Has photo
Christy Mahon.... Damian Conforti Has photo
Jimmy Farrell.... Harry Bates
Michael James Flaherty.... Rich Kurdach
Old Mahon.... Greg Duva
Philly Cullen.... Tracey Goldsberry
Sarah Tansey.... Debbie Feder
Shawn Keogh.... Gus Ferrari
Susan Brady.... Marie LeTarte
Widow Quinn.... Mary C. Smith
Directed by Luigi Coppola
Produced by Harriet Gottlieb
Costume Design by Jamee Vance
Properties by Harriet Gottlieb
Performances  Photos