‘Storm in the Barn’ play dates, times and other information
Play: The Storm in the Barn
Book: Adapted by Eric Coble from the graphic novel by Matt Phelan
Genre: Fairy Tale, Drama
Synopsis: Jack Clark’s worries include more than his father’s brusque rejections of his clumsy help around their farm, or dodging town boys intent on bullying him. Living in 1937 Kansas means that a sudden dust storm could make a mere walk to town life-threatening. Jack’s older sister, Dorothy, is bedridden with “dust pneumonia,” and Jack’s father wonders whether his son suffers from “dust dementia” when Jack claims to see strange lights, a shadowy figure, and a carpet bag emitting odd rumbling noises in a neighbor’s abandoned barn. After hearing a traveling rainmaker say, “Where there is thunder, the rain must surely follow,” Jack wonders whether opening the carpet bag to release the thunder might bring on the badly-needed rain. Despite his father’s warning to stay away, Jack returns to the barn, determined to help his sister get well and make a difference for his family.
Director: Carmen Crussard
Play Dates and Times: Performances are at –
- 7:30 p.m. on April 12 & 13; and
- 2:00 p.m. on April 13 & 14
Tickets. Please visit Events Archive – Alliance for the Arts (artinlee.org) for tickets.
April 3, 2024.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.