Why She Loves Playing a Hateful Character in 'The Ferryman' - Ann McDonough returns to Broadway after a 16-year absence as staunch Irish republican Au

Ann McDonough returns to Broadway after a 16-year absence as staunch Irish republican Aunt Pat---When Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman opened on Broadway last fall, Ann McDonough's friends immediately started calling her. "They bullied me, saying, 'You have to call your agent!'" the actress recalls. They insisted she would be amazing as Aunt Patricia Carney, a bitter, foul-mouthed, chain-smoking spinster who lectures a…

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