Roscommon, County Roscommon
Roscommon Drama Group
Founded in 1980, Roscommon Drama Group is a vibrant, progressive and all-inclusive drama group. Based in Roscommon Town, the group perform a three act production annually in November and sometimes also in April. With a group membership of approximately 50, many members have been active in the group since its foundation.
This is the groups 3rd successive year to participate in the One Act Drama Circuit. We have collected several awards on our journeys culminating with narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2018 All Ireland Finals. We are delighted this year to bring ’27 Wagons Full Of Cotton’ from the pen of one of the most renowned American playwrights ever, Tennessee Williams.
Tennessee Williams
27 Wagon’s Full of Cotton
Cast
Flora: Bernie Maher
Jake: Con Connolly
Vicarro: Tom Holian
Director
Mary Cox
Crew
Stage Manager: Mary Finn
Sound: Deirdre Kelly
Lighting: Leo Walsh
Set Design and Construction: Sean Cox, Kevin Woods
Make-Up: Edwina Holian, Amy Holian
Transport: Seamus Maher
Running Time
40 Minutes
Synopsis
When Jake burns down a neighbour’s competing gin, he warns Flora to say he never left the house that night. The neighbour, an outsider named Silva Vaccaro, then shows up with 27 wagons full of cotton for ginning. Jake is delighted to have the business, but Silva will have his revenge through the seduction of the innocent Flora. Who is the winner in this engaging story and do two wrongs ever make a right?