Fairfield Residents Star In The Miracle Worker

The newly-formed youth group of Fairfield’s Clan na Gael, called Clan na Gael Og, will present its inaugural production, The Miracle Worker, August 16-19, 2018 at the Gaelic American Club, 74 Beach Road in Fairfield.

The Miracle Worker is the moving story of Helen Keller, a deaf and blind girl who, thanks to the tenacity and determination of her Irish immigrant teacher, Annie Sullivan, changed the world of communication forever. Cast members include Fairfield residents Haley Aldrich, Claire Borgatti, Clara Connolly, Coleman Connolly, Tiernan Connolly, Tristan Connolly, Jack Francis, Erin Harrington, Ryann Holden, Emma Littig, Kate Morton, Lila O’Callaghan, Karol Plomin, Patrick Plomin, Regan Plomin and Paola Roach. The production is directed by Fairfield resident Jillian Shaw Plomin, founder of Clan na Gael Og.

Show dates are Thursday, August 16, Friday August 17 and Saturday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 19 at 3:30 pm. Seating is cabaret style with a cash bar. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by contacting Bette Leary at betteleary@gmail.com or 203-767-0117.

The Clan na Gael Players have been presenting Irish and Irish-American live theatre to Connecticut audiences since 1987. For more information, please visit www.gaconline.org