Welcome to Triad's Production of The Lonesome West dramaturgical page. In what follows you will get a glimpse at the behind the scenes process that goes went into this production. All the information below is meant to help aid the production.
About the Author: Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh is a modern playwright notorious for using dark comedy, often using "his personal combination of the rough Irish dialect, heavy symbolism, and grim, surprising twists to weave a story worth hearing". His plays usually are set in the country of Ireland, specifically Galway County.
Martin McDonagh was born in the country of England to a pair of Irish immigrants. During the summer time Martin would often leave England and visit relatives in the County of Galway. And at the age of 16 his parents decided to move back to Ireland; however, both Martin and his brother John Michael (a screen writer) decided stay in England. And in the summer of 1994, McDonagh produced the drafts of seven for seven plays in the span of only nine-months. Of these seven all but one have been published and produced.
During his career McDonagh has won a copious amount of awards including, 4 Tony nominations for Best Play, the Critic's Circle Theatre Awards for Most Promising Playwright in 1996, and an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter in 2005.
