On Tuesday, March 8, Bosco Hogan came to Canisius College to do the one-man performance, "I am of Ireland" by Edward Callan. It was a narrative interpretation of the life and work of Irish playwright William Butler Yeats. Similar to other forms of Irish drama (i.e., double acts), it was very intense on the actor. Hogan was able to perform a two hour performance of just him on stage. Not only was the memorization intense, but it was also intense for Hogan because he had to portray the other people that he brought into his story.

In one part he had to switch between a woman and a law enforcement official. He was able to do this very successfully because he gave them different voices, used different gestures for them and even different speeds of speaking. The woman spoke much faster than the man. Similar to other traditional playwrights, this interpretation used very bare and minimal sets. Everything that was needed for the duration of the play (both the first and the second acts) were out from the beginning.

Although the size of the stage was large for a production of this size and the props and sets did not occupy much space, the stage never felt bare. Spotlights and audio tracks were used, giving the performance a much fuller feel than it actually was. The spotlight helped to isolate the area of the stage Bosco Hogan was using; it also helped the audience focus on that spot and distract them from what was going on around the rest of the stage.

Overall it was a strong performance. It stayed true to traditional Irish drama and was a great way for people to learn more about Yeats or see a different interpretation of Yeats on stage.