O’Donnell’s Pub (comedy)
By Christopher Brooks
Show Dates: April 5, 6, 12, 13, 2019 - 8pm
April 7, 14, 2019 - 2:30pm
$15-Adults, $10-Seniors(55+)/Military/Students, $5-Youth (12 and younger)
Molly Fischer is at a crossroads in her young life. Searching for a career and in a dead-end relationship, the luck of the Irish is just what she needs. The play opens on St. Patrick’s Day as Molly delivers good news to her bad news boyfriend that her long-lost uncle has willed her his pub in Donegal, Ireland. She jumps at the chance to have her own restaurant and start anew. Quickly does she find out that no good deed goes unpunished. The pub is in massive tax debt and she has thirty days to raise the money, or lose her newfound opportunity and disappoint the townspeople. Only faced with such sudden adversity does Molly find inner strength and what is truly important in life.
The play takes place in a pub in the remote, fictitious village of Ballycorn, county of Donegal, Ireland. Our leading lady is an American fish out of water in her 20s. The cast of characters that inhabit the pub are: Mary (50+) postmistress and village busybody; Derrick (60s) the town drunk, or is he?; Paddy (60s-70s) the silent yet expressive pub regular; John the barman (50s) full of wit and wisdom; and Connor/Tanner (20’s), a unique double role as the American boyfriend, and the young Irish admirer. The play promises humor and heart, with audiences constantly captivated by what might happen next
Christopher Brooks – playwright
With more than 250 film and television shows to his credit, Mr. Brooks has been producing, editing and supervising music for more than 30 years. As a writer, Chris has penned textbooks, cookbooks, short stories, screenplays as well as stage plays. His first novel, The Five Year Plan, a story set in Zanesville, should be available where you buy books sometime this year. He is thrilled that his first play is premiering in his hometown theater. “Without my early experiences in summer and community theater, I would never have pursued a career in film and television. I am grateful to all of those people from my youth, and am thrilled that a few of them are involved in this production.”
Call 740-455-6487 for reservations or order online.
Directions: 940 Findley Ave. Zanesville, Ohio 43701
The ticket office opens one hour before curtain. House opens one-half hour before curtain.
Parking is available on the street, please be considerate of our neighbors!
All Major Credit Cards accepted online and at the Door. Cash and Checks accepted at the Door.
