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Mary Lucy Bivins & Meredith Autry Holcomb
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Janee Reeves
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Meredith Autry Holcomb, Nicholas Piper, & John Hedges
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Meredith Autry Holcomb & Michael Poisson
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Meredith Autry Holcomb
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SynopsisLife in Mud Creek has never been easy and no one knows that better than Ida May Combs. Ever since her husband’s death, Ida May has supported her family by selling her beautiful hand-stitched quilts – and dealing prescription drugs. But times are changing. Ida May’s granddaughter Cindy has married the hated son of a rival moonshining family, her son Ronnie is having an affair with his best friend’s wife and Sheriff Ham Terhune is cracking down on the epidemic drug spree sweeping the area. As Ida May struggles to maintain control over her “family,” Ronnie and Cindy are forced to choose between love, loyalty… and life. |
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Specs
Cast Size: 6 (3m, 3w)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 50m Number of Acts: Two  Script Sample Request RightsProduction History2005 Winner of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and PlaywrightsThe Quiltmaker was first produced in 2007 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director The Quiltmaker was produced in 2015 by Parkway Playhouse (Burnsville, NC), Andrew Gall, Artistic Director |
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Reviews“…laugh-until-you-cry funny.”Robert McKinney, Bristol Herald Courier
“A thought-provoking play – and a comedy to boot!”Shari Stacy, Washington County News
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Cast Size: 6 (3m, 3w)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 50m Number of Acts: Two Script Sample Request Rights |
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SynopsisLife in Mud Creek has never been easy and no one knows that better than Ida May Combs. Ever since her husband’s death, Ida May has supported her family by selling her beautiful hand-stitched quilts – and dealing prescription drugs. But times are changing. Ida May’s granddaughter Cindy has married the hated son of a rival moonshining family, her son Ronnie is having an affair with his best friend’s wife and Sheriff Ham Terhune is cracking down on the epidemic drug spree sweeping the area. As Ida May struggles to maintain control over her “family,” Ronnie and Cindy are forced to choose between love, loyalty… and life. |
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Reviews“…laugh-until-you-cry funny.”Robert McKinney, Bristol Herald Courier
“A thought-provoking play – and a comedy to boot!”Shari Stacy, Washington County News
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Production History2005 Winner of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and PlaywrightsThe Quiltmaker was first produced in 2007 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director The Quiltmaker was produced in 2015 by Parkway Playhouse (Burnsville, NC), Andrew Gall, Artistic Director |
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Script Sample Request Rights |