Crackskull Row

Rasher Moorigan has a secret that only his mother knows. Tonight – for the first time in over thirty years – mother and son spend May Eve together in a wreck of a house down the backlanes of Dublin. Melding reality and myth, Crackskull Row is the story of an Irish family’s desperate actions and forbidden loves, “exploring rage, dissolution, sexual perversity and family history with a bleak and penetrating...

Rasher Moorigan has a secret that only his mother knows. Tonight – for the first time in over thirty years – mother and son spend May Eve together in a wreck of a house down the backlanes of Dublin. Melding reality and myth, Crackskull Row is the story of an Irish family’s desperate actions and forbidden loves, “exploring rage, dissolution, sexual perversity and family history with a bleak and penetrating acuity.”

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Crackskull Row

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  • Cheryl Bear: Crackskull Row

    We're always looking to the past long gone but yearning to be able to look forward and bring happiness anew. A historical drama set in Ireland with exquisite humor and language. Very well done!

    We're always looking to the past long gone but yearning to be able to look forward and bring happiness anew. A historical drama set in Ireland with exquisite humor and language. Very well done!

Character Information

  • Rasher
    Haunt of a man – Hollowed by the institutions of Ireland.
    (Also plays his father, Basher)
    Character Age
    49
    Character Gender Identity
    Male or male-presenting
  • Basher
    A musicianer – Born in the wilds of Connemara.
    Character Age
    49
    Character Gender Identity
    Male or male-presenting
  • Masher
    A wreck of a woman – Yet, a queen.
    Character Age
    67
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Dolly
    Cheap, cheeky, going the hard road.
    (Also plays Wee Dolly)
    Character Age
    34
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Wee Dolly
    A New Age Spirit – Outside of time.
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Young Rash
    A lanky, passionate lad.
    (Also plays The ESB Boy)
    Character Age
    16
    Character Gender Identity
    Male or male-presenting
  • The ESB Boy
    A malevolent sprite – A bootless May Boy.
    Character Gender Identity
    Male or male-presenting

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Cell Theatre, Year 2015
  • Type Workshop, Organization Inishbofin Arts Festival, Year 2001

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Irish Repertory Theatre, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization The Cell Theatre, Year 2016

Awards

  • Critic's Pick
    The New York Times
    Selection
    2016
  • Creativity & Arts Award
    Irish Central
    Winner
    2018
  • 1st Irish Award for Best Production
    Origin Theatre Company
    Winner
    2016
  • The Kilroys List
    Honorable Mention
    2015
  • Playwriting Fellowship
    New York Foundation for the Arts
    2002
  • Radcliffe Fellowship
    Harvard University
    Winner
    2001