Last Call
Returning to Howth Sea Angling Club for three performances
23rd, 24th, 25th April
Tickets available here
Setting: The Sea Anglers Pub, a venerable rural pub about to be closed down… soon to be re-opened as a shamrock-themed cog in the machinery of touristic development. Present day.
Note: a full bar is open throughout the performance, and the music continues after the show is over!
Approximate running time: 2 hours
CAST (in order of speaking)
Maggie the Barwoman…..Tracy Lambe McChesney
Thirsty Musician………….Lughaidh Mac An Iascaire
Colm Moody…………..….Declan O'Brien
Seamus Mangan…………Mick Finucane
David………………………David Butler
Joe Barry…………….……Shane Wearen
Agnes………………..…….Celine Daly
Eilis……………………..….Liz McGrath
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
Daithí McChesney: Banjo
Margaret Manning: Fiddle
Jessica Ziegler: Fiddle
Peadar O' Fiaich: Banjo
Liam O'Halloran: Whistles
Cedar Dobson: Whistles
Don Murphy: Whistles
Lorenzo Caira: Whistles
Eilís Fisher: Accordion
Ger Doran: Voice
MEET THE CAST, CREW, and MUSICIANS
Nicole Galland (co-writer, director) is a novelist, director, and the former Literary Manager of Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California. As a mediocre whistle player, she's very grateful to have an excuse to hang out with all these fine musicians.
Mick Finucane (co-writer, Seamus) is a local trad musician and teacher. The premier production of Last Call (2024) was his first acting experience.
David Butler (co-writer, David) used to be an actor in New York. A local musician, dreamer, and secretly a poet at heart, LAST CALL was his original idea.
Declan O'Brien (co-writer, Colm) started playing with the Howth Trad Collective in 2021 when they would meet in a field. He is an avid musician; this is his second run acting as Colm Moody.
Shane Wearen (Joe) is a musician. He's new to acting, and that's all he's willing to admit to.
Celine Daly (Agnes) is a local singer/songwriter. She's thrilled to be part of the West Pier Players and Last Call.
Elizabeth McGrath (Eilis) Liz was a member of Revels Repertory Co (Boston, Massachusetts) for years and, in a previous life, a member of Bribane's a capella group, Rumbylowe.
Tracy Lambe McChesney (Maggie the Barwoman) is new to acting, but was a musician in the original production of Last Call in 2024.
Lughaidh Mac An Iascaire (Thirsty Musician) is a flute player and renowned Sean Nós singer and former All-Ireland champion.
Leah Lucid (Stage Manager) recently moved to Howth from Seattle, and is beyond grateful for the warm welcome into local sessions and Last Call. She's been doing musical theatre since childhood and loves this show!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
West Pier Players gives the warmest of thanks to:
Eileen Martin for her early support and encouragement of this project;
Colm Crean and the club committee of Howth Sea Angling Club for trusting us with the use of their venue and for the ongoing support for local creative projects.
Hannah Levy for being our videographer.