The setting is a farmhouse in the American West, inhabited by a family who has enough to eat but not enough to satisfy the other hungers that bedevil them. The father is a drunk; the mother a frowzy slattern; the daughter precocious beyond her years; and the son a deranged idealist. As the family decides to sell the house to raise money, the mother talks of running off to Europe or Mexico; the father sobers up and tries to take control; the daughter is blown up in the family car; and the son is left brutalized and bloodied. In the end the characters become a metaphor for the underside of American life—benighted innocents pursuing a dream that remains beyond their reach.
Theatre Raleigh is at 6638 Old Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC.
Once on This Island (11/12/25-11/23/25)
Once on This Island (11/12/25-11/23/25)
TR Sings...Whitney Houston (11/2/25-11/2/25)
TR In Concert: Ali Stroker (10/18/25-10/18/25)
What We Leave Behind (9/24/25-10/5/25)
Waitress (8/6/25-8/24/25)
TR Sings...Sara Bareilles (8/3/25-8/3/25)
TR In Concert: Drew Gehling (6/28/25-6/28/25)
A Starry Affair: An Old Hollywood New Year’s Eve (12/31/25-12/31/25)
The Sarafinas, My Way (2/12/26-2/15/26)
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Murder's In The Heir
Sandhills Community College Department of Theatre (12/5 - 12/7) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN | |
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The Highland Holidays Show
Sunset Theatre (12/10 - 12/10) | |
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My Fair Lady
Burning Coal Theatre (4/9 - 4/26) | |
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Stupid F##king Bird by Aaron Posner
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre (1/29 - 2/1) | |
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Guilty Pleasure
Shadowbox Studio (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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You Can't Take It With You
PlayMakers Repertory Company (11/19 - 12/7) | |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
DPAC (12/28 - 1/17) | |
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Red Pitch
Burning Coal Theatre (2/5 - 2/22) | |
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