{"id":3971,"date":"2021-11-23T15:24:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/?post_type=bates_events&p=3971"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:24:45","slug":"luck-of-the-irish","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/events\/luck-of-the-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Luck of the Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Kirsten Greenidge
Directed by Professor Cliff Odle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When an upwardly mobile African-American couple wants to buy a home in an all-white neighborhood in 1950’s Boston, they pay a struggling Irish family to \u201cghost-buy\u201d a house on their behalf. Fifty years later, the Irish family wants \u201ctheir\u201d house back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luck of the Irish Program<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Performance Dates <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, October 28th, at 7:30 pm.
Friday, October 29th, at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, October 30th, at 5:00 pm.
Sunday, October 31st, at 2:00 pm.
Monday, November 1st, at 7:30 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Admission is free, with a suggested $5 donation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are available online<\/a><\/strong>
or at the box office 207-786-6161 (Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm)
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Meet the Cast<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

in order of appearance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Destini Stewart<\/strong>
Hannah Davis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bora Lugunda ’25<\/strong>
Lucy Taylor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jenna Perry ’25<\/strong>
Nessa Charles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kirk Read<\/strong>
Mr. Donovan
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Lucas Allen ’22<\/strong>*
Joe Donovan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline Cassell ’24<\/strong>
Patty Ann Donovan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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James Reese<\/strong>
Rex Taylor
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J’von Ortiz-Cedeno ’22<\/strong>
Rich Davis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mary Meserve<\/strong>
Mrs. Donovan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clifford Odle-Perkins<\/strong>
Miles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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*This performance is offered in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a senior thesis in acting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When an upwardly mobile African-American couple wants to buy a home in an all-white neighborhood in 1950’s Boston, they pay a struggling Irish family to \u201cghost-buy\u201d a house on their behalf. Fifty years later, the Irish family wants \u201ctheir\u201d house back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1736,"featured_media":3972,"template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_bates_event_start":"2021-10-28 00:00:00","_bates_event_end":"2021-11-01 00:00:00","_bates_event_allDay":true,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"event-tag":[14],"class_list":["post-3971","bates_events","type-bates_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-tag-fall-2021"],"start":"2021-10-28T00:00:00","end":"2021-11-01T00:00:00","location":{"rendered":"

Gannett Theater<\/span>
305 College Street<\/span>
Lewiston<\/span>, ME<\/span> 04240<\/span><\/div>","simple":" Gannett Theater, Lewiston, ME, 04240"},"featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-FIXED-696x900.webp","id":3972},"structureddata":"