The Plough and the Stars at Loeb Drama Center

The A.R.T. brings the Abbey Theatre's acclaimed production of The Plough and the Stars to Boston at the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. As revolution sweeps Ireland, the residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that erupts through the city's streets. Sean O'Casey - one of Ireland's most renowned and controversial playwrights - captures a conflict between idealism and ordinary lives. Celebrating a century of the Irish nation state, this production by Ireland's national theater, directed by Olivier Award-winning Sean Holmes, will bring a new perspective to O'Casey's absorbing play.