John Olive

Full Length, Comic Drama

2 m, 1 f (to play multiple roles)

Unit set.

As the play begins, an old hobo named Poppy by his avid companion, young Davey Quinn, is telling a tall tale. It is the early 1890s and itinerant story tellers like Poppy are the voices of the prairie. Years later, Davey is discovered by a radio entrepreneur while he is telling stories about Poppy and Frankie, a blind girl he rescued from a cruel father. Quinn becomes famous on radio as the Voice of the Prairie. Frankie reenters his life and the FCC threatens them all for broadcasting without a license.

"Endearing."-The New York Times

"A skillful play with a deft heart."-The Los Angeles Times

"First rate entertainment." -Torrington Register Citizen

FEE: $75 per performance.