Horton Foote

In 1950's Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in this 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Phyllis Applegate, Jamie Hanes, Shirley Knight, Lynne Marta, Ronan O'Casey, Daniel Passer, Kenna Ramsey, David Selby and Tom Virtue.

Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents and marries a man of humble prospects. The couple lives in a rooming house, is struggling financially and Elizabeth is pregnant. This is the story of unselfish love and the abiding love within a family.

In an attempt to recapture the happiness she knew in the past, an elderly woman journeys back to the small town where she raised her children.

Set in early 20th century Texas. At the hight of World War I, Elizabeth and her husband face hard times when her previously dispproving father steps in to take care of her children so her beloved can go off to war.

The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.