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Author Horton Foote with Foreward by John Guare
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Dividing the Estate & The Trip to Bountiful & The Young Man from Atlanta
Bringing together the rich characters and wry humor of a celebrated Texas scribe, this book collects three of Foote's most recognized plays In these works, Foote deftly combines the claustrophobia of the…
Genesis of an American Playwright
One of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century, reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theater, to his mature…
The Shape of the River - The Lost Teleplay about Mark Twain with History and Analysis
Published for the first time and reprinted from the only surviving copy of the script, which was discovered in the CBS-TV vaults, Applause is proud to present The Shape…
A Young Lady of Property & Six Other Short Plays - The Dancers & The Old Beginning & John Turner Davis & The Death of the Old Man & The Oil Well
In A Young Lady of Property Wilma, a lonely girl of fifteen, lives with her aunt. Her mother is dead, and her father, who is weak and not too reliable, goes out with a Mrs Leighton, a woman of whom the…
The Tears of My Sister & The Prisoner’s Song & The One-Armed Man & The Land of the Astronauts
The Tears of My Sister follows Cecilia as she watches her sister Bessie try, and fail, to avoid marrying a man she doesn’t love. Both young girls come of age in their own way as they learn that life is…
The Roads to Home - Three Inter-related One-act Plays - A Nightingale & The Dearest of Friends & Spring Dance
9 Male, 5 Female
In the first play - A Nightingale - Mabel, and Vonnie, two Houston neighbors and best friends, both refugees from small Texas towns, are forbearing and patient about the protracted and uninvited visits…
Roots in a Parched Ground
9 Male, 5 Female
The Robedaux family has been divided by the exigencies of an unhappy fate. Julie Robedaux has moved back to her family’s house with the children, Horace, Jr. and Beth Ruth, and has enlisted the help…
The Widow Claire
8 Male, 2 Female
After returning to Harrison, Texas, from his disastrous visit with his mother and sister (and his new stepfather) in Houston, Horace Robedaux has moved into a local boarding…
The Chase
8 Male, 3 Female
Sheriff Hawes, honest and sincere peace officer, wearied with his job and its usual run of irritating problems, such as runaway boys, small robberies and the like, is making plans for his retirement A…
Cousins
8 Male, 6 Female
It is 1925. Horace and his wife, Elizabeth, have two sons, and Horace is making a modest living as proprietor of his own clothing store. Called to Houston due to his mother’s sudden illness and impending…
Night Seasons
7 Male, 6 Female
The play takes place in Harrison, Texas, jumping back and forth between 1923 to 1963. Following the Weems family as it grows up, we watch its members find their places in society ... Mr. Weems is a banker…
