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Daphne du Maurier's short story, also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, is boldly adapted into a new, contemporary play by Conor McPherson (The Seafarer, The Night Alive). 

Daphne du Maurier's short story, also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, is boldly adapted into a new, contemporary play by Conor McPherson (The Seafarer, The Night Alive). 

Daphne du Maurier's short story, also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, is boldly adapted into a new, contemporary play by Conor McPherson (The Seafarer, The Night Alive).

William Inge's PICNIC received the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. This powerful, sexy, funny, and touching story takes place in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows in a conventional small Kansas town. The lives of five women of all generations are changed forever when a brawny, charming wanderer causes sexual havoc on a lusty, dusty Labor Day in the repressed 1950s. Scroll down for a sneak peek at Theatre Tree's cast!

William Inge's PICNIC received the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. This powerful, sexy, funny, and touching story takes place in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows in a conventional small Kansas town. The lives of five women of all generations are changed forever when a brawny, charming wanderer causes sexual havoc on a lusty, dusty Labor Day in the repressed 1950s. Scroll down for a sneak peek at Theatre Tree's cast!