The final story of the Dubliners collection, “The Dead” is considered by many to be one of the greatest short stories in the English language. It is particularly evocative in highlighting the food and the music at an Epiphany party. To replicate the Morkan sisters’ dinner and dance, the JJAO gathered for a turkey feast during which a cast of Association members enacted an edited version of the story and sang songs of the period.
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