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Shimmer
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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

Shimmer Trailers

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Cast

Marcus Klemp

John 'Spacy' Callahan

Marcus Klemp

Elijah James Shepard

Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)

Elijah James Shepard

Mary Beth Hurt

Mother

Mary Beth Hurt

Tom Bower

Mr. Speck

Tom Bower

Clem Tucker Jr.

Teats Bower

Clem Tucker Jr.

Patrick LaBrecque

Tony Kemler

Patrick LaBrecque

Jake Busey

Richard Halverson

Jake Busey

Michael Hyland

Davey Rydell

Michael Hyland

Robert Breuler

Mr. Kibby

Robert Breuler

Mary Forcade

Mrs. Speck

Mary Forcade

Benjamin Salisbury

Young Spacy

Benjamin Salisbury

William Francis McGuire

Father

William Francis McGuire

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