Mapping The Land: The Literary Landscape of Brian Friel

Curated by Sarah Moran, with design by Muireann Lalor, Mapping the Land: The Literary Landscape of Brian Friel explores the life and work of master Irish playwright Brian Friel, from his early fiction in The New Yorker to his enduring influence on world theatre.

The exhibition was created as part of the Irish Repertory Theatre of New York’s Friel Project season of 2023-2024. It features personal letters, photographs and manuscripts, demonstrating the playwright’s deep connection to the Donegal landscape and its people, his evolution as a writer and the events that inspired his plays.

Sarah Moran is an actor, writer and researcher from Dublin. Muireann Lalor is a New York-based designer and art director. She is Director of Marketing at the Irish Repertory Theatre.