Mad Cow Theater Sets Cast of THE DEAD

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming run of James Joyce's The Dead, music by Shaun Davey, book & lyrics by Richard Nelson, set to open December 5, 2014 in The Harriett as part of Season 18.

It is Christmas, 1904 in Dublin and snow is falling over all of Ireland. This does not stop guests from attending the party given by the Misses Morkans. Sisters Julia and Kate are music teachers and their annual holiday party is always a great musical affair. Everyone they know attends - members of the family, friends and even the occasional musical celebrity who happens to be visiting Dublin. For thirty years they have given their party, and for thirty years everyone sang and everyone danced!

Adapted from James Joyce's literary masterpiece Dubliners, this intimate play with music portrays a homespun, Yuletide party with Irish music, dancing, food, drink, and good fellowship. Join us for this award-winning holiday production full of life and love, tears and laughter.

The cast of James Joyce's The Dead features Blake Aburn as Michael (The Who's Tommy), Hannah Benitez in her Mad Cow debut as Miss Molly Ivers, Alexis Buck in her Mad Cow debut as Lily, Dennis Enos as Mr. Browne (The Fantasticks, She Loves Me), Rachel Jones in her Mad Cow debut as Rita/Ghost of Young Julia Morkan, Amanda Leakey as Mary Jane Morkan (The Light in the Piazza, Sunday in the Park with George), Patti McGuire as Aunt Julia Morkan (My Fair Lady, Music Man), Meghan Moroney as Gretta Conroy (The Matchmaker, Sunday in the Park with George), Nicholas Wuehrmann in his Mad Cow debut as Gabriel Conroy, John Murray as Bartell D'Arcy (The Light in the Piazza), Cole NeSmith in his Mad Cow debut as Freddy Malins, Janine Papin as Mrs. Malins (My Fair Lady), and Karel Wright as Aunt Kate Morkan (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Collected Stories).

Direction is by Mark Edward Smith (The History Boys, Death of a Salesman) and choreography by Sara Catherine Barnes (The Light in the Piazza). Set design by William Elliott (The Light in the Piazza, Other Desert Cities), costumes by Mandy Swing (I and You), and lighting by Erin Miner (Other Desert Cities,The Letters).