KERRY A. DOWLING*

Kerry A. Dowling* (Mrs. Grace) has been performing at SpeakEasy Stage for nearly 30
years, with credits that include roles in Small Mouth Sounds (Elliot Norton Award – Best
Ensemble); The Bridges of Madison County (IRNE Award – Best Supporting Actress); Casa
Valentina; Next to Normal; The Drowsy Chaperone; Nine; The Great American Trailer Park
Musical; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The Women; Bat Boy; and Company (IRNE Award – Best Supporting Actress). Other area credits include Murder on the Orient Express, Nicholas Nickleby, Follies (Lyric Stage); Onegin, Calendar Girls, Being Earnest, Steel Magnolias, Pal Joey (Greater Boston Stage); The Most Happy Fella, Dueling Divas (Gloucester Stage). In 2023, Kerry was honored with SpeakEasy’s 2023 Thomas M. Menino Award in recognition of her artistic achievement and commitment to the arts in Boston. (she/her)

Shows

a man of no importance

Feb 21 – Mar 22, 2025

book by

Terrence McNally

music by

Stephen Flaherty

lyrics by

Lynn Ahrens

directed by

paul daigneault

1960s Dublin is the setting for this charming musical about the redemptive power of theatre, love, and friendship. Bus conductor Alfie Byrne has two joys in life: the poetry of Oscar Wilde and staging amateur productions with his local theatre …

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