EEN brings you on a trip to Ireland, its present and it’s past through the eyes of a young Canadian girl.
EEN is a memory play written by Rosemary Doyle. It follows the journey of a college-age girl to Ireland to meet her maternal grandmother for the first time. During the play we learn of the secrets of four generations of this family and come to understand the reasons that their lives have gone the way they have.
Venue
Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning
370 King Street West Kingston, ON K7L 2X4
It’s a classic clash of generations: Canadian high school grad Tanya arrives in Ireland and is flabbergasted by her grandmother’s seemingly backwards lifestyle. Mary, Tanya’s Nan, is set in her ways— she prefers to cover the electric stovetop with a tablecloth and cook her meals on a fire, so-called progress be damned. Over a long summer filled with uphill bike rides, intercultural misadventures, and cups of tea with a mysterious […]
Last weekend, I sat down with playwright Rosemary Doyle to learn about her writing process. We were joined at the kitchen table by a vivacious three-year-old who had endless questions for me (who am I, why did I ring the doorbell, why does my skirt have sparkles, can I twirl, can I watch her twirl, too?!). Faced with this hard-hitting preschool journalism, my conversation with Doyle was conducted in quick […]