The Trip to Bountiful, by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

By Horton Foote


Trapped in a cramped Houston apartment with her son and his self-indulgent wife, Carrie Watts fantasizes about realizing her greatest ambition: returning to the Gulf Coast town of Bountiful and seeing her beloved childhood home one last time. Armed with her latest pension check, a wily stubbornness and limitless determination, Carrie embarks on the inspirational journey of a lifetime. Horton Foote’s gentle Southern humor shines anew, as an African-American cast offers a subtle new… Show more perspective on the universal themes of this life-affirming play. “American theatre at its most engaging.” – The Plain Dealer

Blake’s Take: When director Timothy Douglas first approached me about reviving Horton Foote’s masterpiece through the prism of an African-American family, I signed on immediately. This production sheds new light on a classic of the American stage.

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