Lonestar/Laundry and Bourbon
Lonestar/Laundry and Bourbon
by James McLure
by James McLure
Lonestar/Laundry and Bourbon
by James McLure
Directed by Richard Riggleman
- May 2nd-4th 2008 at the Wesley Center in Downtown Iowa City
(rated R)
Laundry and Bourbon: The setting is the front porch of Roy and Elizabeth's home in
Maynard, Texas, on a hot summer afternoon. Elizabeth and her friend Hattie are
whiling away the time folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and
gossiping about the many open secrets which are so much a part of small-town life.
They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee who, among other tidbits, can't resist
blurting out that Roy has been seen around town with another woman. While the
ensuing conversation is increasingly edged with bitter humor, from it emerges a
sense of Elizabeth's inner strength and her quiet understanding of the turmoil which
has beset her husband since his return from Vietnam. He is wild, and he is
unfaithful, but he needs her, and she loves him. And she'll be waiting for him when
he comes home—no matter what others may say or think.
Lonestar: The play takes place in the cluttered backyard of a small-town Texas bar.
Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high-school hero, is back in
town after a hitch in Vietnam and trying to reestablish his position in the community.
Joined by his younger brother, Ray (who worships him), Roy sets about consuming
a case of beer while regaling Ray with tales of his military and amorous exploits.
Apparently Roy cherishes three things above all; his country, his sexy young wife,
and his 1959 pink Thunderbird. With the arrival of Cletis, the fatuous, newlywed son
of the local hardware store owner, the underpinnings of Roy's world begin to
collapse as it gradually comes out that Ray had slept with his brother's wife during
his absence and, horror of horrors, has just demolished his cherished Thunderbird.
But, despite all, the high good humor of the play never lapses, and all ends as
breezily and happily as it began.
by James McLure
Directed by Richard Riggleman
- May 2nd-4th 2008 at the Wesley Center in Downtown Iowa City
(rated R)
Laundry and Bourbon: The setting is the front porch of Roy and Elizabeth's home in
Maynard, Texas, on a hot summer afternoon. Elizabeth and her friend Hattie are
whiling away the time folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and
gossiping about the many open secrets which are so much a part of small-town life.
They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee who, among other tidbits, can't resist
blurting out that Roy has been seen around town with another woman. While the
ensuing conversation is increasingly edged with bitter humor, from it emerges a
sense of Elizabeth's inner strength and her quiet understanding of the turmoil which
has beset her husband since his return from Vietnam. He is wild, and he is
unfaithful, but he needs her, and she loves him. And she'll be waiting for him when
he comes home—no matter what others may say or think.
Lonestar: The play takes place in the cluttered backyard of a small-town Texas bar.
Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high-school hero, is back in
town after a hitch in Vietnam and trying to reestablish his position in the community.
Joined by his younger brother, Ray (who worships him), Roy sets about consuming
a case of beer while regaling Ray with tales of his military and amorous exploits.
Apparently Roy cherishes three things above all; his country, his sexy young wife,
and his 1959 pink Thunderbird. With the arrival of Cletis, the fatuous, newlywed son
of the local hardware store owner, the underpinnings of Roy's world begin to
collapse as it gradually comes out that Ray had slept with his brother's wife during
his absence and, horror of horrors, has just demolished his cherished Thunderbird.
But, despite all, the high good humor of the play never lapses, and all ends as
breezily and happily as it began.
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