Shimmer

Oct 1, 1993

1h 35m

★ 7.5

Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.

Overview

The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

American Playhouse

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Cast

John 'Spacy' Callahan

Marcus Klemp

Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)

Elijah James Shepard

Mother

Mary Beth Hurt

Mr. Speck

Tom Bower

Teats Bower

Clem Tucker Jr.

Tony Kemler

Patrick LaBrecque

Richard Halverson

Jake Busey

Davey Rydell

Michael Hyland

Mr. Kibby

Robert Breuler

Mrs. Speck

Mary Forcade

Young Spacy

Benjamin Salisbury

Father

William Francis McGuire

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