Moonglow at The Players' Ring

Its 1967. Ray Healy is a music teacher and a marching band leader in his parish. At 50, hes single, hes highly respected, and he leads a quiet life. Arlene Hodge, 45, assists him with the marching band, and would like to get closer to him. Shes heard a rumor that he had been married years ago, but thats something he never discusses. As one of his students says, Ray is a big question mark. Arlene sets out to answer that question, and when she does, she finds herself embroiled in a dilemma she never thought shed have the courage to confront. But she believes Ray is worth it. Question is, does Ray believe that himself?Peripheral characters include a funny, smart-as-a-whip music student, plus Rays first wife, and a neighborhood mom with a sharp tongue who has her own designs on the music teacher.Its a play about choices made at a young age which perhaps irrevocably affect an individuals later life. The question asked along the way is what will survive? Love or a mans strict belief system? In 1967, this was a real question. And, in some ways, it remains a question today.