THE
TRISKELE TRILOGY
Four generations.
Three journeys.
One shared inheritance.
A trilogy of interconnected plays about memory, resilience, and belonging.
Inspired by true ancestral stories of leaving, returning, and finding our way home.
The Storm
A young woman receives a warning
that could change her future.
1912 · MAYO
A mother's warning.
A daughter’s choice.
A future forever altered.
Abhaile
A son returns home carrying a truth too painful to speak.
1965 · MAYO & DONEGAL
A brother waiting.
A lifetime of silence.
A final chance for peace.
Wreckage
and Eggs
A family confronts loss in the shadow of September 11.
2002 NEW YORK CITY
A city in mourning.
A family in fragments.
A search for what remains.
Why this story
Each of my grandparents left Ireland seeking a future they could not find at home.
Their journey is not unique.
Across generations and across the world, families have left behind everything they knew in search of safety, opportunity, freedom, peace, and belonging.
Some stories were remembered.
Others were forgotten.
The Triskele Trilogy began as an effort to understand where we came from.
It became a story about belonging, resilience, memory, and the ties that connect us across time and distance.
Development Journey
Upstage Players, Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland — July 2026
Produced by Mary Esler
Performed by Upstage Players
Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo, Ireland
— August 2026Directed by Niamh McGrath
Photos/video
Celtic Junction Arts Center, St. Paul — September 2026
Directed by Julia Peterson
Ron Peluso/workshop development
The Trilogy in Ireland
Mayo
Sligo
Donegal
Dublin
Research
Sound Design
Readings
Development
Photographs
Notes
The Triskele
The triskele is a timeless Celtic symbol formed by three interconnected spirals. For over five thousand years, it has represented motion, continuity, and the enduring connection between past, present, and future.