Finnegan's Farewell
by Kevin Alexander, Chuck Santoro

Name: Finnegan's Farewell
Brand: Kevin Alexander
SKU: 9780573627569

Finnegan's Farewell Book Cover — Finnegan's Farewell Cover

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90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

In the spirit of Riverdance and Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding , Finnegan’s Farewell features the best of Irish Dancing, music, and singing!

Come to an authentic Irish wake and pay your last respects to the dearly departed and beloved U. S. Postal worker, Patrick James Finnegan.

Paddy took a day trip to an Atlantic City casino where he won a whopping 2.2 million dollars at the slots.

Unfortunately, Poor Paddy fell off a ladder while painting the house.

As Father Seamus presides over the funeral service we are treated to eulogies, sing alongs and a missing corpse!!!

Press Reviews

"It's a cheerful event."
— New Jersey Star Ledger

"A rip roaring good time."
— Irish Echo

"An evening of great fun."
— On Stage

"Last season, we once again broke many box office records and were delighted to present the record-breaking runs of Tony n' Tina’s Wedding and Finnegan’s Farewell."
— Thomas T. Kazmierczak III, Executive Director, Lancaster Opera House

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Maggie Finnegan family matriarch, lunch lady, 50s	female	50s	family matriarch, lunch lady, 50s
Patrick Finnegan oldest son, FBI agent, 35	—	—	oldest son, FBI agent, 35
Erin Finnegan-Gilboy oldest daughter, teacher, 32	female	—	oldest daughter, teacher, 32
Brian Finnegan youngest son, fireman, 25	—	—	youngest son, fireman, 25
Colleen Finnegan youngest daughter, waitress, 28	female	—	youngest daughter, waitress, 28
Jimmy Gilboy Erin's husband, 35	male	—	Erin's husband, 35
Brooke Lewis Patrick's fiancee, 30	—	—	Patrick's fiancee, 30
Busty Quivers cocktail waitress, 35-40	—	35-40	cocktail waitress, 35-40
Father Seamus Mcmurphy priest, 40s	—	40s	priest, 40s
Bill Buckley mortician 40s	—	40s	mortician 40s
Katherine Buckley embalmer, 40s	—	40s	embalmer, 40s
Max Goldstein lawyer, 40s	—	40s	lawyer, 40s
Tyrone Jefferson mailman, 20s	—	20s	mailman, 20s
Kevin Gilboy Jimmy's younger brother, gay, dance teacher, 20s	male	20s	Jimmy's younger brother, gay, dance teacher, 20s
Bridget Gilboy granddaughter, age 5-9	—	5-9	granddaughter, age 5-9
The River Kids Irish step dancers, ages 5-16	—	5-16	Irish step dancers, ages 5-16
The Dublineers Irish band	—	—	Irish band
Paddy Finnegan family patriarch, postman, 60s	—	60s	family patriarch, postman, 60s