The Morrigan

by Emily Emerson

In a small town in Ireland, the local pub is the place to go for a pint and the latest gossip. When a stranger comes to town, the pub owner, Máire, is immediately suspicious, though she’s hiding her own secrets. With the help of her sisters, Máire must face her fears and break free of her demons, finding friendship in a surprising place.

In a small town in Ireland, the local pub is the place to go for a pint and the latest gossip. When a stranger comes to town, the pub owner, Máire, is immediately suspicious, though she’s hiding her own secrets. With the help of her sisters, Máire must face her fears and break free of her demons, finding friendship in a surprising place.

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  • Wolfgang Jones: The Morrigan by Emily Emerson
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    This is a finely crafted play with rich characters, wicked humor, and fantastic dialogue. Emerson delivers this story with an acute sense of place, atmosphere, and magic.

    This is a finely crafted play with rich characters, wicked humor, and fantastic dialogue. Emerson delivers this story with an acute sense of place, atmosphere, and magic.

    ”
Dearbhla (DERV-luh)- 70s, mute (or so we think), a mother in mourning
Máire (MOI-ruh)- early 30s, fiery, fierce, but under the spell of Dairé’s beauty and his power, The Morrigan, Celtic goddess of death
Roisin (Ro-ZHEEN) - early 30s, kind, patient, does no harm but takes no shit, Celtic goddess of fertility and abundance
Oona- early 30s, chaotic, confused much of the time, but her heart is in the right place, Celtic goddess of chaos and confusion Colum (COLL-um)- late 20s, not the sharpest tool in the shed but his heart’s in the right place, completely enamored with Roisin Dairé (DAI-rey)- 30s, beautiful (like, whoa), spiteful, loves control and power, a god, Máire’s husband
Rhi (Ree)- late 20s, excellent musician, even-keeled, secretive, direct