By Ellen Byron
Directed by Sarah Williams ‘08
April 3 - 5 at 7:30PM
Two One Act Plays that paint a moving picture of the fragility of the American Dream. The first play, Graceland takes place in the front entrance of the late Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion. Two ardent fans, Bev and Rootie are camped out before the gates, each determined to be the first to enter the sacred grounds. Wary at first, the two soon progress from dispute to shared confidences and a growing compassion that in the end, moves to a warm-hearted gesture. The second piece, Asleep on the Wind, takes place ten years before the time of Graceland in a small clearing in Louisiana. This is where Rootie and her favorite brother, Beau, come to talk in private and to escape her other brothers. But this time, Beau has a double purpose for their meeting. One that guarantees Rootie’s life, for better or worse, will never be the same.
