And Neither Have I Wings To Fly
by Ann Noble
February 27 to March 15, 2009

Directed by Scott Phelps Produced by Elayne LeTraunik Featuring: Natalie Beck Tom Beck Michael Bullaro Erik Clancy Catherine Gillespie Rachel Martindale and Scott Stratton A warm, romantic drama set on the east coast of Ireland in the mid-1950’s. The young Donnelly sisters must learn to trust their hearts, even when it defys the duties and obligations they have grown up to believe in.

The fiery Kathleen finds herself torn between her sweet-tempered fiancé, Leo, and the dashing young actor, Freddy, a summer fling who has re-entered her life on the eve of her wedding. Meanwhile, her sister Eveline ignores all life has to offer; a university scholarship and a growing love for the roguish Charlie, believing it is her duty to stay home and care for her recently widowed father.

“A wonderfully accessible and tremendously vibrant drama about love, loss, family ties and the pain that so often accompanies the fight to realize one’s deepest dreams, it recalls the anguished beauty of Williams’ The Glass Menagerie.” —Chicago SunTimes

“Ann Noble’s romantic drama is a searing yet gentle song of love, loss and renewal; this enigmatic tale filled with fresh, lucid writing traces the Donnelly family’s transformation from grief to enlightened healing.” —Chicago NewCity

“If one of life’s toughest tests is to forgive the loved ones who abruptly leave us, Noble’s play confronts the challenge with unflinching compassion and contagious wisdom.” –Chicago Tribune