Overview
Synopsis
Port Authority is a play that explores the lives of the lonely and unsure through three intersecting stories. These stories are narrated by three generations of Irishmen, who are the leads in their own stories. These men are Kevin, a young underachiever in love with his roommate; Dermot, a middle aged man who is launching into a job he is unqualified for; and Joe, an older widower who looks back on a period of great passion in his life. Port Authority is a simple, yet affecting play that falls back on the tradition of storytelling to examine ordinary lives in an affecting manner.
Show Information
- Book
- Conor McPherson
- Text And Format
- Conor McPherson
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2001
- Genres
- Drama
- Time & Place
- a theatre in ireland/present
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- community theatre, regional theatre, professional theatre, All-Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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