1. The New
Electric
Ballroom
By Enda Walsh
Directed by Robert Walsh
JUL23–AUG15
TICKETS $28
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NANCY E. CARROLL*
ADRIANNE
KRSTANSKY*
DERRY
WOODHOUSE*MARYA LOWRY*
The New
Electric
Ballroom
By Enda Walsh
Directed by Robert Walsh
Jul23–Aug15
STARRING
Nancy E. Carroll*
Adrianne Krstansky*
Marya Lowry*
Derry Woodhouse*
Cast pictured on front, left to right
SCENIC DESIGNER
Jenna McFarland Lord
COSTUME DESIGNER
Miranda Giurleo
LIGHTING DESIGNER Russ Swift
SOUND DESIGNER Arshan Gailus
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME
90 minutes, no intermission
Some strong language and adult
situations
Tickets $28
Age25&Under: Tickets $1
Day of show only / Cash only /
No reservations / Limited availability
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JUL 24— Post-show
* Opening Night Party—
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JUL 26/AUG 2 / AUG 9
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JUL20— 7:30 PM
FILM: In Bruges
Location: Cape Ann Community Cinema
JUL28—7:30 PM
READING: The Beauty Queen of
Leenane by Martin McDonagh
Location: Gloucester Stage
An aging, manipulative mother interferes in
her daughter’s only chance at romance.
AUG11 —7:30 PM
READING: The Birthday Party
by Harold Pinter
Location: Gloucester Stage
A resident’s birthday celebration at an English
boarding house turns into a nightmare.
About the Playwright
Enda Walsh is an award-winning Irish playwright whose work has been
translated into over 20 languages and has been performed internationally
since 1998. Written in 2005, The New Electric Ballroom has received the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award, the Irish Times Best New Play Award,
and the Obie Award. Walsh won the Tony Award for writing the book for
the musical Once, which had hit runs on Broadway and London’s West End.
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NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE
Summer Theater
Critic’s Pick—Don Aucoin

2. Teenage
yearsare all about
encountering new experiences,
taking risks, making mistakes,
and, most of all, moving toward
the future. Even when adoles-
cence brings embarrassment,
pain, or heartbreak—and it
usually does—you pick yourself
up and keep going. As the saying
goes, you live—and you learn.
But what happens when an
experience is so painful and so
humiliating that one cannot
move beyond it? What happens
when people get stuck?
The New Electric Ballroom brings
you into the world of three adult
sisters who live in a fishing town
in Ireland. Breda and Clara are
in their sixties, but they remain
fixated on an encounter that took
place decades ago—an encounter
with their teen idol, a rock and
roll singer at the local dance hall,
called the New Electric Ballroom.
Assisted by younger sister Ada,
they relive their experience in
a daily ritual complete with the
clothes and makeup from their
youth—and they haven’t been
able to leave the Ballroom
ever since.
Written like a poem that unfolds
onstage, this dark comedy from
Irish playwright Enda Walsh
draws the audience into the lives
of three sisters holding onto a
past that prevents
them from escaping
into their future.
“Beyond the lyricism
associated with all
of the great Irish
writers, there is a nexus Walsh
creates with language, character,
and theatrical convention that is
vital, new, and attention-getting,”
says Gloucester Stage Interim
Artistic Director Robert Walsh.
He is directing the production,
which runs from July 23 through
August 15.
One of the pivotal characters in
the play is Patsy, a fishmonger
who ends up offering the sisters
more than just the catch of the
day. For Breda and Clara, he
offers a revelation that may be
the one thing that changes their
surreal routine. For Ada, he
offers the promise of escape from
an existence mired in the past.
The New Electric Ballroom is
tailor-made for Gloucester Stage’s
powerful cast, which includes
Gloucester Stage alumni Nancy
E. Carroll, Derry Woodhouse,
Adrianne Krstansky as well as
newcomer Marya Lowry.
Enda Walsh, the playwright,
wrote the book and won the Tony
Award for the hit musical Once.
His work has also appeared on
film. He and film director Steve
McQueen wrote the screenplay
for Hunger (2008), which tells
the story of the final days of IRA
hunger striker Bobby Sands. The
film earned more than 40 awards.
In The New Electric Ballroom,
Walsh’s wistful portrait is one
all of us experience when we
ponder dreams of what might
have been, given different
circumstances. His sisters must
come together to support one
another through the disappoint-
ment of lost dreams and the hope
and expectation of dreams to
come. Come savor the language,
the joy, and the heartache in
this magical tale. Gs
A Poem
That Unfolds
Onstage
“This is superbly raw and totally truthful theatre
featuring lyrical language and quirky characters.
It is provocative, funny, and sad.” Tom Williams
ChicagoCritic.com
ARRIVE EARLY!
Our doors open an
hour before curtain!
Enjoy our newly
renovated lobby with
interactive displays,
learn more about
the performance, and
sip craft beer, wine,
or locally-sourced
coffee while chatting
with other patrons
and theatre staff.
Enda Walsh