Author Archives: Jauffe

Jeffrey Bismayer and Soldier On were inspired by Nessa O’Mahony’s poetry reading when she visited Baltimore earlier this year. Accompanied by research at the Armagh Library and an insightful trip to the Collins Barracks Museum in Dublin, I was able … Continue reading →

Mervin is an older gentleman,  probably 50s: balding with a bit of a ruddy complexion who lives in Belfast. He wore a blazer and a green sweater. (He looked a bit like Glenn Blake of the Writing Seminars department at … Continue reading →

Troubles utilizes a cast of three people, two playing all of the other roles as Gerry is the main character and has a dedicated actor. There is limited description regarding how the actors switch in and out of character, other … Continue reading →

Disenfranchised WW1 vet must confront his IRA infatuated son and his role in a changing Ireland #VetStruggle

The production we saw of Shadow of a Gunman took a few interesting liberties with the production, changing the interpretation of the piece. When we read the piece in the hostel, it seemed like the idea of Minnie and Davoren … Continue reading →

We meet again, Dublin. It’s been some time. Last time I was in Dublin, I was part of a British Isles bus tour with my family, and only 17, so we saw what the bus tour wanted us to see, … Continue reading →

Turning Point by Brian Conally. Somethings that really connect with me in Armagh are these two sculptures and what I assume is their connection to one another. One depicts the history of astronomy: a gold speckled orb with engravings of … Continue reading →

Somewhat in the vein of viewing character orchestration, I was a little put off by the fact that, in Dancing at Lughnasa, the boy is imaginary. All of his lines are delivered by older Michael, who stands off to the … Continue reading →

Just look at the world now; just look at the people in the streets! We might wish that this is good old Ireland, that it’s Ulster made anew. But it isn’t, it’s something completely different and it’ll continue to go … Continue reading →