On a summer lawn outside Ballybeg Hall, the O’Donnell siblings loll under lemony sunlight perfect for a family reunion.
A wedding has lured back two of the émigrés among them, but Claire, the bride-to-be, has always lived at home.
A widower with young children he wants her to raise, he has promised her a car for Christmas, and days full of nothing to do.
None of which matches the dreams she once had of channeling her musical talent into a performing career.
“He’s buying a piano so that I can teach the children to play,” Claire says, the flatness of her voice the barest camouflage for her anguish.
Persons:
Claire, “, ” Claire, Brian Friel’s, ”
Organizations:
Irish
Locations:
Ballybeg, County Donegal