By Suzan Zeder.
Product Code: D72000
One-act Play
Drama
Cast size: 1m., 3w., 1 boy, 1 girl.
Awards: The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award
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Lillian Boedecker Barron is 84 years old, vibrant, funny, wise, and recently deceased! During her lifetime, Lillian shared a special, long-distance bond with her granddaughter, Kelly, and suffered an estrangement from her son Windsor, a Colonel in the Air Force, as he moved his family from base to base all over the world. After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot "move on" until the rifts are somehow mended. Windsor and Kelly come from overseas to settle Lillian's affairs and are aghast to discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild, sometimes humorous, sometimes horrific murals and drawings. As they unravel secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child. This powerful, poignant play explores the wonder of words and the transformative power of art as it offers humor and hope to anyone who is, or has ever been, a grandparent, parent, or a child.
This was a great show and one that the kids really got into. They enjoyed the characters and the story line. The best part was that the actors painted all the painting for the walls. Since we used it for U.I.L. contest they painted on the wraps for the Pylons. It is a simple set so it travels well.
This play will make you laugh and cry. It explores the difficulties of our society as families are geographically and emotionally separated. I think there's a great message in this playÑthat we need to communicate with each other and work out our problems while there is time.
This is a great piece that infuses dramatic situations with comic relief.
The students were able to really grasp the characters and relationships involved. A truly lovely, funny, sad and moving production.
Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
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Dobyns Bennett High School | Kingsport | TN | 04/04/2025 | 04/04/2025 |
Bryce Taylor Auditorium, Alice High School | Alice | TX | 03/08/2025 | 04/19/2025 |
Commerce H S | Commerce | TX | 03/21/2025 | 05/10/2025 |
Joel Soukkala, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet, Minn.