Production History

Oklahoma Premiere. Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan ran at Stage Center, 400 W. Sheridan Avenue. It was the sixth production of Season 20 (2003–2004), CST’s twentieth-anniversary season. The original CST webpage supplemented the production with information about Aran Islands culture, language, and history. The company acknowledged assistance with Irish dialect and cultural information and the use of Aran Islands slide photographs.

CST Connections

Rhonda Clark previously directed McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane (2001). Sue Ellen Reiman and Suzanne Charney, who played Maureen and Mag in that production, returned here as Kate and Mammy.
Steve Vann and John Brumley previously played Gene and Clifford Glimmer in Side Man (2003).
Sheryl Martin played Claire Ganz in CST’s Rumors revival (1998).
Clyde Martin previously played the Manager in Out of Order (1998).
Corey Martin, Steven Gillmore, Bob Bates, and Catherine Pongratz also contributed to Proof earlier in Season 20.
In his 2008 retrospective, Larry Laneer remembered both this production and The Beauty Queen of Leenane as excellent CST stagings.

Press and Photography

“Irish Play” — The Oklahoman, March 26, 2004, contemporary opening-day coverage.
“10 in Town & 10 Around” — The Oklahoman, April 2, 2004, supplied entertainment-listing lead.
“Critic Looks Back at Carpenter Square Theatre’s 25 Years” — Oklahoma Gazette, September 4, 2008, by Larry Laneer, includes favorable retrospective recognition. www.okgazette.com

Acknowledgments

Cast sponsors: Larry and Leah Westmoreland; Jon Womastek.

Opening-night party sponsor: Eddie Weeden.

Special thanks: Fayelene O’Connell, for Irish dialect and cultural information; Larry and Leah Westmoreland, for Aran Islands slide photographs; Fred Jones Enterprises; UCO Theatre Department; Doug Getzoff; Marilyn and Terry Veal.

Assistance acknowledged from the Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals, which identifies The Cripple of Inishmaan as a Dramatists Play Service title by Martin McDonagh.

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