Thirst at Lyric Stage Company of Boston

Thirst

Lyric Stage Company of Boston
140 Clarendon Street Boston

There's a whole other story unraveling on the other side of the kitchen wall of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. Two Irish immigrants including a disappointed cook whose shuttered heart only blooms when she has a bottle in her hand and a vibrant young maid who survived a trip on the Titanic pass the day amid their gloomy daily chores alongside a resilient American chauffeur with a troubled past. As tensions rise, high-spirited humor and harsh cynicism boil over as the trio confront abandoned dreams and heart-breaking misfortunes. Underneath it all, hope is not as far away as it seems.

Thru - Mar 17, 2024

Show Type: Drama

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The Boston Globe - Recommended

"...“Thirst” is a probing and finely wrought if sometimes overly slow-paced drama. Its shift in perspective, from haves to have-nots, underscores the self-absorption and self-indulgence of the Tyrones, giving the play something of a political edge."

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- Don Aucoin

WBUR - Recommended

"...All in all, Noone’s narrative, with lovely direction from producing artistic director Courtney O’Connor, offers a glimpse into the lives of three people making the best of their situations. By the show’s end — a little lengthy at over two hours — it’s unclear if everyone will get what they want. But there’s a ray of hope signaling that some of them just might."

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- Jacquinn Sinclair

The Arts Fuse - Somewhat Recommended

"...The production has several involving sections, particularly when Noone digs more deeply into the characters. But the weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama. Despite the script’s earnest efforts to illuminate the hopes and hopelessness of early 20th-century immigrants (and a broken local who loves one of them), Thirst often comes off as a dutiful academic exercise."

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- David Greenham

New England Theater Mirror - Recommended

"...There’s a lot to like in this production. Doherty strikes just the right tone as Bridget, with flashes of vulnerability beneath the hard, biting exterior. “You’re the bane of my existence,” she tells her niece, who is just as cruel back. There’s very little tenderness between them, although they are attached to one another. Kaye’s Jack is self-contained, a man who’s trying to hold himself together. You get the sense that he could blow at any minute. He, too, is plagued by his past behavior. As Cathleen, Fitzgerald is absolutely luminous. Her lightness is in sharp contrast to the two older characters who struggle with their memories. The horrors she saw on the Titanic, a personal loss she suffered – her buoyancy won’t be deflated. She will rise above anything that’s thrown her way. Jack’s and Bridget’s ability to do so feels much more precarious."

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- Michael Hoban

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Thirst Reviews

The Boston Globe - Recommended

WBUR - Recommended

The Arts Fuse - Somewhat Recommended

New England Theater Mirror - Recommended

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