Hailed as Brian Friel's masterpiece, Dancing at Lughnasa has riveted audiences since its publication in 1990. The story, set in Ireland in the year 1936, centers around the lives of the five Mundy sisters, ages twenty-six to forty. Narrated through the childhood memories of the youngest sister's son, Michael, Brian Friel paints a vivid picture not only of the sisters, trapped within their own stubborn patterns, but also of the outside world, of Christian and pagan practices, and of the complexities between family and individual independence.

Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play, and chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best plays for 1991.