Recently widowed, Peg tends to the 40 acres of native prairie that rises behind her rural Wisconsin home. Her solitary days are interrupted only by visits from Ryan, a family friend with a checkered past. When her late husband’s foot locker is ransacked in her barn, she places a call to the local authorities, unwittingly setting off a series of events that will forever change their lives. As Peg and Ryan fight to regain each other’s trust, they learn how to help one another in new and meaningful ways and how to forge a sense of hope in a time when it feels like everyone’s way of life is in danger of disappearing.

A beautiful and intimate musical by the creative team behind Ragtime, A Man of No Importance tells the story of Alfie Byrne, an Irish bus conductor by day who runs an amateur theatre group with his passengers by night. Set against the religious backdrop of 1960’s Dublin, Alfie holds secrets that he can’t share with anyone but his imaginary confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to stage one of Wilde’s plays in the local church hall, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love “that dare not speak its name”. But the redemptive power of theatre changes his life and brings his actor friends back to his side.

A Man of No Importance is a love letter to community theatre, and combines the depth and drama of a play with the lyricism and comedy of a musical. A tender and beautifully woven tale of love, friendship, and coming to terms with who we are that is sure to move and inspire.