What’s the play about?
A drama by Kate Forgette, “The O’Conner Girls” is a heart-warming,
wonderfully old fashioned play about families and love during the
holiday season. Starts November 9, 2007 and runs through December 8,
2007.
The story takes place in 1997 in Minnesota over the
Christmas holiday. Tom O'Conner has passed away and his wife and
children have reunited to excavate his mountain of personal effects.
As the family sifts through the boxes, clues to the
quiet patriarch's life are discovered, prompting the usual heated
arguments and some unusual revelations. As the story of Tom and Sarah's
marriage unfolds, the children are forced to reconsider their long-held
opinions of their parents. In the midst of this emotional afternoon a
long-lost neighbor pays an unexpected visit. Also on the agenda for this
day of upheaval are Catholicism, WWII, old movies, old love, new love,
oversleeping, overdrinking, large purple hats, and weenie hot dishes.
According to Jill Drexler, Scripps Ranch Theatre’s
Artistic Director, “The O'Conner Girls is one of those rare
modern plays that reads like an old fashioned comedy/drama. It is both
witty and nostalgic; and though the family dynamics seems familiar in
some ways, the plot turns out to be surprisingly unpredictable.”
