Written By: William Inge
Directed by: Malika Oyetimein and Sean Ryan (Professional Director Training Program)
Sixty-years after its Broadway premiere, first-year MFA directors Malika Oyetimein and Sean Ryan lead us back to the small town diner 30-miles west of Kansas City where the great American playwright William Inge revealed simple truths of our common humanity.
Five weary travelers and their bus driver find themselves stranded in the middle of the night, waiting out a snow storm. A nightclub chanteuse, a belligerent cowboy and his guitar-strumming sidekick, a hard-drinking college professor on the run from his past, the bus driver, the proprietor of the diner, and a naïve young waitress, reveal their hopes, dreams, loves and fears, while the town sheriff does his best to maintain order. As the temperature drops and the night progresses, tensions and passions rise in Inge's classic bittersweet comedy.
A post-show talk will be held on Thursday, April 30.
Artists
| Thomas Allen | Carl |
| Aaron Francis Cammack | Will Masters (Act I) and Virgil Blessing (Acts II & III) |
| Skye Edwards | Virgil Blessing (Act I) and Bo Decker (Acts II & III) |
| AJ Friday | Bo Decker (Act I) and Will Masters (Acts II & III) |
| Richard Hesik | Dr. Gerald Lyman |
| Hazel Lozano | Cherie (Act I) and Grace Hoylard (Acts II & III) |
| Jess Moss | Grace Hoylard (Act I) and Elma Duckworth (Acts II & III) |
| Tatiana Pavela | Elma Duckworth (Act I) and Cherie (Acts II & III) |
| Malika Oyetimein (Acts II & III) and Sean Ryan (Act I) | Directors |
| Lex Marcos | Scenic Designer |
| Julia Hayes Welch (Act I) and Shawnee Luciani (Acts II & III) | Costume Designers |
| Kenrick Fischer | Lighting Designer |