Molly Sweeney

Brian Friel

Three points of view about a poignant drama are related by three characters addressing the audience directly. First there is Molly Sweeney, blind since infancy, who describes her world before and after an operation to restore some of her sight. Her husband, Frank, who pushed Molly into having this operation, relates his view of his wife's journey in a world of sight, and his dealing with her doctor. Molly's once-famous eye surgeon, Mr. Rice, watches both Molly and Frank and reveals his opinion of them along with his own fears in handling the operation. Through it all we see each character's painful and happy histories, their memories and events that led them to meet. Their stories interweave on stage, threading in and around each other's lives, until the unexpected and touching conclusion to this striking tale.