This Must be the Place
Eoghan Carrick, Assistant Director
It was, in a way, the culmination of three weeks
of rehearsal: interrogating the characters’ voices and their mannerisms,
exploring their internal landscapes. The cast, a few days before the
photo-shoot, had tried on various pieces of costume Annie Ryan (Director) and
Maree Kearn’s (Designer) had discussed trying over the last month. Those few hours
were spent searching for that illusive something that would help bring the
character to life.


On the morning of the photo-shoot a heavy misty
rain covered Dublin. The actors got into their costumes for the day. Dirt was
applied to skin and teeth while music poured out of an iPhone sitting in an
empty cup. When Rich Gilligan, the photographer, arrived, spirits were high but
the low lying cloud masked the mountains in the distance: our intended
destination.

The insights we found in the rehearsals before
the shoot helped direct us to where the characters might be. The photos that
came out of that day have helped us move forward in our understanding of the
characters and their world. Every
character in this play is searching for something they can call their own.
Watching them emerge from the mist I couldn’t help
but hear a song from earlier in the morning. Two lines resonated more than any
others – they seemed to say a lot about the people in front of me:
“Home. It’s where I want to be
But I guess I’m already there.”
Eoghan Carrick, Assistant Director
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L-R: Fionn Walton (Eben Cabot), Janet Moran (Abbie Putnam), Lalor Roddy (Ephraim Cabot), Luke Griffin (Simeon Cabot), Peter Coonan (Peter Cabot) |
The team in rehearsals:
The cast with Director Annie Ryan |
Fionn Walton and Janet Moran |
Luke Griffin and Peter Coonan |
The cast with Director Annie Ryan |
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Desire Under the Elms runs from 2-13 Oct in Smock Alley Theatre (Main Space)
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