“Achingly sweet and sad…memorable characters and perfectly etched cameos.” – Variety
Bas Bleu Theatre Company of Fort Collins is thrilled to announce the third mainstage production of its 32nd Season, Horton Foote’s “The Trip To Bountiful,” a classic American play about an extraordinary journey home, directed by Miners Alley Associate Artistic Director Warren Sherrill and featuring Bas Bleu Founder and Artistic Director Wendy Ishii.
Elderly Carrie Watts dreams of escaping the bustling city and of a return to simpler times in her beloved Bountiful, Texas. When at last her opportunity to slip away arrives, she sets out on a risky pilgrimage, with her protective son, Ludie, and her authoritarian daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, in hot pursuit. Carrie escapes to the bus station and befriends a young woman named Thelma. As the new friends travel toward Bountiful, they encounter unexpected instances of kindness and compassion and make a remarkable discovery about the true meaning of home.
Bas Bleu newcomers Mark Collins and Elisabeth Larson are the stoic and unhappy Ludie and the kind and thoughtful Thelma, with Blair Carpenter, seen recently at Bas Bleu in Blithe Spirit, as the watchful Jessie Mae. Also featured are Michael Robinson, Galen Trine, Colton Thompson Bradley Bowen and Aiden Quinn portraying a quintet of local characters, kindly agents and officers of the law.
With a script by Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winner Horton Foote, the play features mood-setting lighting by award-winning designer Brian Miller and inventive set design by CSU’s Zhanna Gurvich. Completing the feeling of quiet intimacy is a soundtrack of period music by Bryce Effenbeck and character-rich costumes by designer John Hill.
Come bask in the warm light of 1953 East Texas for a trip well worth taking—a gentle drama of hopes and dreams, lovely and truthful.
“The Trip To Bountiful” will be presented Feb. 28 through March 23 at Bas Bleu Theatre Company, 401 Pine St. in Fort Collins. Performances begin on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. for Sunday matinees.
The lobby opens half an hour before curtain. Concessions, nonalcoholic beverages, beer and wine are available for purchase to enjoy beforehand or during the performance. An ID must be presented for all alcohol sales.
Tickets are $30 per adult, $25 per senior, $8 per student, $6 for low-income individuals (contact the box office for details about this rate).There will be a pay-what-you-will/preview performance on Friday, Feb. 28. Tickets can be purchased at basbleu.org or by calling the box office at 970.498.8949.