WORLD-CLASS OUTDOOR FREE MUMMER PERFORMANCE ~ BRING DAD!
Schedule
Sun Jun 20 2021 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Location
Little 5 Points Center for Arts & Community | Atlanta, GA
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St. Patrick Takes the Day is a comic Irish mummer play. The production is presented by Gateway Performance Productions in association with the Little 5 Points Center for Arts and Community. Written and directed by Sandra Hughes. Performed by Michael Hickey as
St. Patrick and Jim Alexander as The Spirit of Old Ireland. Featured is a traditional Irish Mummer mask hand-crafted by Michael.
LOCATION: Corner of Austin and Euclid
On the grounds of the Little 5 Points Center for Arts and Community -
1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.
Free Admission. Free Parking in the L5PCAC parking lots. If you wish, bring your own chair and/or blanket. Social distancing and face coverings required.
Gateway's Irish mummers have performed throughout Ireland and Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
They also delighted audiences at the International Festival of Masks in Denmark. Atlanta highlights include International Year of Beckett at Emory University and Celtic Christmas.
Gateway's Producing Artistic Director, Sandra Hughes, has written thirteen original Irish mummer plays. Each produced by Gateway. They're considered works of "significant cultural merit" by The Ohio State University. And are part of OSU's Irish collection.
Gateway is one of the founders of the Network of Irish Cultural Centers of North America.
There's lots of physical and verbal comedy in a mummer show! Most of the characters wear tall straw masks. A notable exception is the doctor who is often costumed with a veil over his face and a tall hat. In his book, All Silver and No Brass, Henry Glassie says Irish mummers bring humor and hope to the community. They also promote
unity.
Gateway Performance Productions' programming is made possible in part by support from the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Fulton County Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts and the City of Atlanta - Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and individual contributors.
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Where is it happening?
Little 5 Points Center for Arts & Community, 1083 Austin Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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