Little Theatre

Comic Drama

Barbara Gilstrap

6 f.

1 set.

In 1956 in a small town in East Texas, the mother of an adolescent girl seeks to keep her dreams of a singing career alive. Her fantasies are disrupted by her cantankerous landlady and her tough talking, practical sister. The arrival of a pretty, young music teacher ignites the daughter's singing ambitions and brings mother and daughter into conflict. The child's only ally is her elderly neighbor, a whimsical spinster who fancies herself to be a painter. Forced to deal with one reality after another including a tornado the mother finally grow up and abandons her visions of a dream existence in favor of establishing a favorable future for her daughter.

"A fine slice of life about romance, dreams, illusions, facing reality and finding reality as good as daydream." A.P.

"Gilstrap has written such likable people ... that it's a pleasure to join them all in the final chorus of their triumphant song." N.Y. Post.

FEE: $75 per performance.