In Act One, Anna talks about how she and Kate "sat up half the nights reading Yeats." William Butler Yeats was, of course, Irish-- like Deeley. He was deeply interested both in the mythology and folklore of Ireland and in the politics surrounding the independence struggles that came to fruition in 1922.
Here's a great link to a short biography and some of his most famous works:
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/117
About Me
- Shannon Fitzsimons
- I am a second-year student in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama at Northwestern University. Recent projects include "Old Times" with TheatreFirst in Oakland, CA and "The Sins of Sor Juana" at Northwestern's Theatre and Interpretation Center, directed by Henry Godinez. As a dramaturg and director, I have worked with The Public Theater in New York, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Magic Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, The Marsh, and African American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco.
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