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Horton Foote
Photo: Susan Johann
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Made up of nine newly adapted plays that Horton Foote finished just before his death, this co-production with
Hartford Stage will be a living, breathing tribute to his remarkable life and work. Classical in its breadth and scope,
The Orphans' Home Cycle begins with a father's death in a small Texas town at the turn of the century, a loss that
sends his son, Horace Robedaux, on an odyssey through the darkest corners of the heart as he learns to become
a husband, father and patriarch. Set in Foote's fictitious town of Harrison, Texas, and based partly on the childhood
of Foote's father and the courtship and marriage of his parents, the Cycle is a wide-ranging, intricate work.
Part 1
(“The Story of a Childhood”)
by Horton Foote
directed by Michael Wilson
November 5, 2009 – March 6, 2010
Begins at the turn of the 20th century with the plays Roots in a Parched Ground, Convicts and Lily Dale, and follows Horace Robedaux in his
formative years.
Part 2
(“The Story of a Marriage”)
by Horton Foote
directed by Michael Wilson
December 3, 2009 – March 6, 2010
Focuses on the married life of Horace Robedaux and his new wife, and is made up of the plays The Widow Claire, Courtship and Valentine's Day.
Part 3
(“The Story of a Family”)
by Horton Foote
directed by Michael Wilson
January 7, 2010 – March 6, 2010
Consists of the plays 1918, Cousins and The Death of Papa, and begins with the turmoil of World War I and ends with the characters looking to the future of their family and country.
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