Pulitzer prize, Academy, and Tony award winner Horton Foote has centered his play around Josie’s 93d birthday, on which the elderly woman, having outlived her husband and daughter, begins to realize her longevity may be her punishment.
Ben Brantley of The New York Times said, “Night Seasons is an examination of the quietly destructive effects of a life defined by bank balances. (Daughter) Laura Lee is shown as an unwilling but passive prisoner of this sensibility, who watched as her mother, father and ambitious brother sabotaged her chances for independence. Suitors were dismissed as financially undesirable and, in her 30’s, she was still living with her parents in rented hotel rooms and, later, an apartment, while pining for a home of her own.” Directed by Jack Sbarbori and featuring Jane Squier Bruns (Carrie Watts in QTC\'s The Trip to Bountiful) as Josie and Carolyn Kashner as Laura Lee. QTC favorites--John Decker, David Dubov, Laura Russell--and talented newcomers round out the cast. [NOTE: Night Seasons replaces our previously advertised The Habitation of Dragons.]
Josie Weems – Matriarch of the family
Jane Squier Bruns
Lewis Weems – Josie’s husband
John Decker
Thurman Weems – Josie’s oldest son
Davis Dubov
Laura Lee Weems – Josie’s daughter
Carolyn Kashner
Skeeter Weems – Josie’s youngest son
Bill Brekke
Dolly – Josie’s niece, Rosa’s first cousin, Mercer’s wife
Elizabeth Darby
Delia – Thurman’s wife
Laura Russell
Rosa – Josie’s niece, Dolly’s first cousin
Jennifer Osborn
Doris – a practical nurse for Josie
Debbie Minter Jackson
Mercer Hadley - Dolly’s husband
Grant Cloyd
Mr. Barsoty – Laura Lee’s beaux
Sean Coe
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2017/07/14 - 2017/08/13
Additional time info:
Talkback with the director and cast on a yet-to-be-determined date, but following a 2pm Sunday matinee on 16, 23, or 30 July. Please call 301-816-1023 or email qtcboxoffice@gmail.com or quotidiantheatre@comcast.net in May for the specific date.
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