O’Neill’s Moon for the Misbegotten staged

KATHMANDU, AUG 26 -
Eugene O’Neill was the first American playwright to win a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. His plays are still recognised as some of the most celebrated dramatic works of all time, and have been staged time and again the world over. And Nepal is no stranger to an O’Neill play—Desire Under the Elms had been shown at Aarohan Gurukul a couple of years ago, before it’s old premises had been dismantled, and another of his works, Ah, Wilderness! was featured at the Naga Theatre at Hotel Vajra in 2012—both presentations of One World Theatre. In that same tradition, one more O’Neill work, A Moon for the Misbegotten, was brought to life this month by the same theatre group at the Theatre Village in Uttardhoka, Lazimpat, between August 16 to 25.

Directed by Deborah Merola, the play starred well-known theatre personalities such as Deeya Maskey, Aashant Sharma, Rajkumar Pudasaini, Alan Gurung, and Sameer Dixit in

pivotal roles. A Moon for the Misbegotten, a sequel to O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, tells the story of Josie Hogan, her father Phil Hogan and the love of her life James Tyrone, aka Jim. Divided into four acts, the play incorporates both comic and tragic elements, comprising an entertaining three-hour effort in bringing together foreign language scripts and Nepali performers.

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