The Carpetbagger's Children
"Foote had an ear for the stories people like to tell about themselves: Tales of weddings and feuds, inheritances and squanderings - and the deliveries are rich here. The actresses catch all the shades - funny, touching, tart, forlorn - with Schraf, Robinette and Twyford meticulously rendering the small-town sisters and vividly populating the chronicle." - The Washington Post
The Carpetbagger's Children
by Horton Foote
directed by Mark Ramont
January 21-February 13, 2011
In a series of charming, humorous and poignant vignettes, Horton Foote’s The Carpetbagger’s Children weaves a captivating tapestry of family secrets, small-town life and private tragedies. At the center of the play are sisters Cornelia, Grace Anne and Sissie, daughters of a Union soldier who moved south after the war. The sisters’ bonds are challenged as they seek to preserve the family’s Texas plantation in an era of startling growth and change.
Director of Theatre Programming Mark Ramont (The Rivalry) directs this powerful and thoughtful exploration of one family’s life in the Post-Reconstruction South. An Academy Award-winning playwright, Foote won the 2002 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics New Play Award for The Carpetbagger’s Children. Washington favorites Nancy Robinette, Kimberly Schraf and Holly Twyford star in the Ford’s Theatre premiere of a play by one of the nation’s most prolific writers for stage and screen.
The New York Times called Horton Foote “a major American dramatist whose epic body of work recalls Chekhov in its quotidian comedy and heartbreak, and Faulkner in its ability to make his own corner of America stand for the whole.”
This production is appropriate for ages 13 and up. The Carpetbagger’s Children is approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
Please note: Tenth Street will be closed on Saturday, February 12, to through traffic. Patrons will still be able to access the Tenth Street parking garage.
Post-Performance Discussion: Thursday, January 27
Following the 7:30 p.m. performance, members of the cast will take questions from the audience and discuss the artistic process. Post-performance discussions begin immediately after the performance. Individuals who did not attend the show but wish to attend the discussion will be invited into the theatre after the audience from the performance departs.
Girls Night Out: Wednesday, February 2
Looking for a fun night out with your girlfriends? Ford’s Theatre and Bistro D’Oc are teaming up for an evening of theatre and treats. Join us for a performance and a post-performance dessert reception. Click here for more information and to rsvp.
Calling All Sisters
To celebrate this production and the strong bonds of sisters, we are asking you to upload your funniest, touching, and most memorable moments with your sister captured on camera. We’ll pick our favorite five at the end of the run. Those five will be featured on our Facebook page and will receive a poster from the production. Click here for details.
Lead Sponsor:
Sponsor: Southern Company; American Express
Media Partner: WAMU 88.5 FM
Please note: The January 26 performance is a private performance.
Photo of Holly Twyford, Kimberly Schraf and Nancy Robinette by Scott Suchman.
Dates
- Friday, January 21, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Sunday, January 23, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Friday, January 28, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 2:30pm
- Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Friday, February 4, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Sunday, February 6, 2011 - 2:30pm
- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 11:00am
- Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Friday, February 11, 2011 - 7:30pm
- Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 4:00pm
- Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 8:00pm
- Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 2:30pm
