Lafracoth Illumined

Propel New Works aligned with the Indiana University Conscience Project, professional actors, and academics representing diverse areas of expertise to bring forward new work about ancient concerns. Adapted from the original play The Lyric of Lafracoth by Matthew Galvin, Lafracoth Illumined was written by playwrights Matthew Galvin & Angeline Larimer. The staged reading was directed by Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha.

Lafracoth Illumined is a critical fabulation play about a medieval Irish woman who deserved a much better story…
Professor Nelson (photo above with her book Who Would Believe a Prisoner) introduced playwrights Matt Galvin and Angeline Larimer to critical fabulation, an academic term coined by Saidiya Hartman which concentrates on bringing suppressed voices an adequate history by method of scholarly research.

Lafracoth Illumined performers came together for our first rehearsal on February 26th, 2025

Our special thanks to Indiana University Indianapolis head of the Applied Theatre Program Prof. Emilio G. Robles who made our on-campus rehearsal possible by providing the IUI

By Professor Elizabeth Boyle
Maynooth University, Ireland

Professor Boyle offers a commentary on the historicity of the play "Lafracoth Illumined" in this essay written for our staged reading collaboration with the Indiana University Conscience Project:
https://scholarworks.indianapolis.iu.edu/items/eddb297e-dbf2-4415-83ae-fe6126ea5b3d

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