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The time is Independence Day, 1944, the place the parlor of the Talley homestead in Lebanon, Missouri. As World War II rages across the seas, the Talleys are beset with crises of a different sort. Slipping into senility, the elder Mr. Talley still has flashes of explosive lucidity, when he schemes to dispose of the local bank among heirs of his own choice, and berates his charming but spineless son, Eldon, for considering the sale of the family garment business to an eastern conglomerate. Also involved in the bickering are Eldon’s long-suffering wife, Netta; their son, Buddy, who is home on leave from the Army; his vapid wife, Olive; and Eldon’s sister, Charlotte, a defiantly free spirit who is suffering the fatal effects of radium poisoning. And, commenting on the action, unseen by the others, is the “ghost” of the second son, Timmy, already a casualty of the Pacific war, although the family has not yet learned of his death. In the end the petty antagonisms, scandals and selfishness which infuse the play are their own reward, and we are aware that a dynasty built by hard work and clear if conniving vision is about to be dismantled by lesser men who have inherited the property, but not the character, of their predecessors.

Cast

Timmy

Tony Bergman

Buddy

Michael Ireland^

Talley

Arny Stoller*

Eldon

Greg Schlairet

Emmet

Josh Roden

Harley

Jason Cox

Sally

Rusty Lacy^

Lottie

Gretchen Gantner*

Viola

Kasmira Kit

Netta

Nancy Rzonca

Avalaine

Natasha Boeckmann*

Olive

Julia Schaulin*

Crew

Director

Michael L. Morehead

Producer

Elaine Volker*

Stage Manager

Joe Penno

Technical Director

John Netzley

Costumes

Gretchen Gantner^

Hair/Makeup

The Cast

Hospitality

Vickie Greco^, Cindi Dietrich^

Lighting Design

Tom Fox

Light Execution

Joe Penno

Special Effects

John Netzley^

Lobby Display

Daniel Cohen

Program

Ray Persing^

Original Show Art

Michael Ireland, Brandon Flaig

Props

Tobie Braverman*

Publicity

Gretchen Gantner, Tobie Braverman, Elaine Volker, Michael Ireland

Running Crew

Tobie Braverman

Set Design

Ray Persing*

Master Carpenter

Ray Persing*

Master Painter

Karen Romero

Set Construction*

Tony Bergman, Natasha Boeckmann, Clint Bramkamp, Carter Bratton, Tobie Braverman, Dan Cohen, Jason Cox, Gretchen Gantner, Julia Hedges, Anne-Marie Ireland, Mia Ireland,
Michael Ireland, Kasmira Kit, Rusty Lacy, David Levy, Michael Morehead, John Netzley, Betsy Obermeyer, Stephen Persing, Josh Roden, Leslie Roden, Karen Romero, Greg Schlairet, Arny Stoller, Mary Stone, Don Volker, Elaine Volker

Set Decor

Elaine Volker*, Karen Romero*

Sound Design

Daniel Cohen^

Sound Execution

Dan Cohen^

Tickets/Box Office

Gretchen Gantner

* Orchid Award winner – ACT Cincinnati
^ Orchid Award nominee – ACT Cincinnati