(born 1962, Limerick) has been honored by his countrymen for his abilities to interpret the dynamics of the old/new Ireland. Culturally engaged in a context of nostalgia for a troubled history and for the promise of a brilliant future, he represents the "other voice of the new and buoyant Ireland." His playPigtown was selected for presentation in the prestigious international Dublin Fringe Theatre Festival for October 2000, and he recently took part in the annual Stewart Parker Trust workshop at the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Ireland. His other honors include the special award this year from the Limerick Corporation for "Outstanding Contribution to the Culture Life of the City." Since 1980, Mr. Finn has been involved in cultural communication, as producer for Big L Radio, freelance press photographer, Founder-Director of the Island Theatre Company and the Umbrella Project Street Theatre Company, weekly columnist for the Limerick Post, and actor in over 30 theatre productions as well as television and films. His other plays include "The Crunch" (1992), "Charlie Chaplin's Mother Was an Irishman" (1995), "Nevereverland" (1998), and "The Affair in the Square" (2000). His participation in the IWP is provided by the U.S. Department of State.