This is a play for family audiences about the migratory life of a theatre family on tour. Carolina Lee, also called Charley, is the youngest actress in a company that is suddenly stranded in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Charley becomes a 'drop-in' at the local school. Here is a play that connects rich, fully realized characters from three generations While set in the Great Depression, the 'Chicago gypsies' stubbornly see their way through these 'worst of times' to the 'best of times' in a regenerative reunion that makes these odd yet ordinary people shine with the miracle of loving, quiet survival.

« Back to search results