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''For Heaven's Sake!'', originally titled ''The Brightness of Heaven'', is a full-length play written by Laura Pedersen. Pedersen, who is a bestselling author and award-winning playwright, completed the work in 2012 and it premiered at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City later that year. It has since been performed at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan, and the 710 Main Theatre (formerly Studio Arena Theater), in Buffalo, NY. The play was the finalist in the Maxim Mazumder New Play Competition, a finalist in the Ashland New Plays Festival, and a finalist in The Hudson Valley Writers' Center New Play Reading Series. NY Theatre Guide ranked the 710 Main production as one of the top five shows of the week. ==Characters== * Joyce Kilgannon: Joyce is the mother of the Kilgannon family. At 56, she is part of the older generation in the play. She is a home economics teacher at the local Catholic high school. Joyce is an energetic and positive woman who is set in her ways. * Edwin Kilgannon: Is the father of the family. He is 57, a year older than his wife Joyce. Edwin is a music teacher at the same local Catholic high school. He's a carefree man who rarely gets angry. * Brendan Kilgannon: The eldest son of Joyce and Edwin. At 28 he is a charming young man, but unsuccessful in life and suffers from a drinking problem. * Dennis Kilgannon: Is the second son, aged 27. Unlike his older brother, Dennis is a responsible family man who regularly helps his aging parents and has a wife three young children of his own. * Kathleen Kilgannon: Is Edwin and Joyce's only daughter. She is the youngest sibling of the family at 23, and is a professional and strong-willed woman. * Mary Jablonski: Mary is Ed’s younger sister, aged 56. She turned inward and took refuge in her faith after becoming a widow with two young children to raise, who are now grown. * Grace Jablonski: Grace is eldest of Mary’s children. At 27, she remains single and finds it difficult to have a life with caring for lonely mother, or else uses the task as a way to avoid having a social life. * Jimmy Jablonski: Mary’s son and the youngest Kilgannon male at 24 years of age. Jimmy is gay, and wants to accept the consequences of living openly without the family forcing him to lie about his sexuality or lie to others about him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「For Heaven's Sake (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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