THEATRE
The Trip to Bountiful
November 19-December 19, 2010
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In the second main stage production of the 2010-2011 season, Austin Playhouse brings the late Horton Foote’s television play, The Trip to Bountiful to the stage. The Trip to Bountiful brings a common urge to the forefront of the play—the urge to return home.
Set during World War II, Foote’s most celebrated work focuses on a different war: the war of the Watts family. Aging Carrie Watts feels trapped in the too-close quarters of her son’s small home. Reflecting on her many trying life experiences, Watts hopes to find contentment by returning to her small town childhood home of Bountiful, Texas, three decades after moving away. Standing in the way of fulfilling her dream are her daughter-in-law and son, who want her to stay with them in Houston so they might take full advantage of (and continue living off) her pension.
When Watts ultimately makes it back to Bountiful, the changes she finds in her hometown are both heartbreaking and brilliantly life affirming. Watts discovers unexpected surprises when she returns to her quaint hometown and leads the audience on a journey to find satisfaction and a feeling of completeness.
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3601 South Congress Avenue
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$26 Thursday and Friday, $28 Saturday and Sunday, $35 Opening Night
Info Phone: 512.476.0084
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Dates:
November 19-December 19, 2010Times:
Thursday–Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
2pm matinee on Saturday, December 18th.
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