Somewhere in the west of Ireland, a group of immigrants waits for something to happen. They are housed in a row of caravans, bored, and new to Ireland. They want to go to work, to fit in, but options are limited. After much reflection, a group of them decides to form a hurling team. It’s […]
Alec Cameron Lugo, Charlie O'Neill, Clara-Liis Hillier, contemporary Irish drama, Corrib Theatre, Cynthis Shur Petts, diversity, Falynn Burton, Heath Hyun Houghton, Hurl, hurling, immigration issues, inclusivity, Irish national sport, James Dixon, Kenneth Dembo, Tracy Cameron Francis, Wynee HuIt’s the mid-1970s, Portland, Oregon. At the Left Hook Boxing Club in the Albina neighborhood of North Portland, the club’s owner, Ty (Jasper Howard) sits in a squeaky desk chair at a card table. His old friend Bo (Anthony P. Armstrong) shows up to pass the time, and the talk moves from sex to urban […]
1970s Portland, Albina neighborhood, Anthony P. Armstrong, Damaris Webb, James Bowen II, Jasper Howard, Kenneth Dembo, Left Hook, Portland Oregon history, Rich Rubin, Shareen Jacobs, Tonea Lolin, urban renewal, Vanport, Vanport flood, Vanport Mosaic