Dedication, Or, The Stuff of Dreams
Author | : Terrence McNally |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802142451 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802142450 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Four-time Tony Award-winning author Terrence McNally returns with a powerful new play about how far one will go for one's love of the theater. In a small upstate New York town, Lou, a speech and drama teacher, and Jessie, a dog groomer at The Dapper Dog, bring joy to their community through running an amateur theater company. They become obsessed with buying a derelict movie theater and turning it into Captain Lou and Miss Jessie's Magic Theater for Children of All Ages. The only obstacle in reaching their dream is Annabelle Willard -- a terminally ill and manipulative widow who owns half the town. Will these naive dreamers be able to grasp the brass ring, and at what cost?