Keeping Vigil

Three friends reunite in their hometown on the eve of a funeral to stay awake overnight and keep vigil over the body. A bittersweet reunion becomes a nostalgic trip down memory lane as libations are poured and stories are retold. But as the night progresses, old tensions resurface and new secrets emerge. Nostalgia inevitably gives way to the present and old ties are tested by an uneasy reckoning with the past – and each other. Among the fraying loose ends and crumbling half-truths, will this night bring them back together or tear them apart?

A Work in Progress presentation.
Anseo Anois Theatre is an award-winning theatre company producing work that is curious, contemporary, and character-driven.