BOOK OF DAYS

a World Premiere by Lanford Wilson

April 28, 1998 – June 27, 1998

Winner of the Best Play Award from the American Theatre Critics Association, Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” tells the story of a small town dominated by a cheese plant, a fundamentalist church, and a community theater.

When the owner of the cheese plant dies mysteriously in a hunting accident, Ruth, his bookkeeper, suspects murder. Cast as Joan of Arc in a local production of George Bernard Shaw’s St. Joan, Ruth takes on the attributes of her fictional character and launches into a one-woman campaign to see justice done.

Director: Guy Sanville

CAST:

Suzi Regan*
Wayne David Parker*
Carey Crim*
Dennis E. North*
Sandra Birch*
Jim Porterfield*
John Lepard*
Joseph Albright*
Lisa Sodman*
Michelle Mountain*
John Hawkinson*
Randall Godwin*

Scenic Designer: Bartley H. Bauer
Properties Designer: Danna Segrest
Costume Designer: Mary K. Copenhagen
Lighting Designer: Dana White
Sound Designer: Daniel C. Walker
Stage Manager: Anthony Caselli*

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association

PRESS QUOTES

“It’s quite probably the ultimate accomplishment of [Wilson’s] career.”

– American Theatre

“Mr. Wilson’s cosmic consciousness, intense moral concern, sense of human redemption and romantic effusion have climbed to a new peak.”

– The New York Times

“A significant addition to the Lanford Wilson canon… his best work since ‘Fifth of July’ … ‘Book of Days’ manages to combine Wilson’s signature character-based whimsy with an atypically strong narrative book and politically charged underpinnings.”

– Variety

Production Photos by Danna Segrest