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Permalink Reply by Ryan O'Rourke on April 19, 2013 at 9:56am

Here's the link to the interview in case you missed the live stream ...

http://thenewwildgeese.com/profiles/blogs/q-a-with-playwright-and-a...

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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Silverberg on April 19, 2013 at 10:41am

Great discussion! Wish it were coming to the States!

Any of our members able to catch the play?

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Permalink Reply by Gerry Regan on April 19, 2013 at 1:49pm

I find Ann's evident spiritual connections to her family's history with these events both remarkable and inspiring. How often i've thought my extended family might provide the fodder for a first-rate play, and, no, you wags, I don't mean a comedy! My mother's Irish-American first cousin spent 20 years in prison for a crime he said repeatedly he didn't commit, and most of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood believed (and possibly KNEW) was innocent as well. 

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AdminPermalink Reply by Joe Gannon on April 27, 2013 at 11:36pm

I have no family members who had similar links to labor history, but one figure from US labor history whom I've always admired is Irish-born (Cork) Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, who lived a remarkable life. You can read my article on her here: Mary Harris Jones: One Tough 'Mother'

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