Set in a drought-ridden rural town in
the West in Depression era America, the
play tells the story of a pivotal hot
summer day in the life of spinsterish
Lizzie Curry. Lizzie keeps house for her
father and two brothers on the family
cattle ranch. She has just returned from
a trip to visit pseudo-cousins (all
male), which was undertaken with the
failed expectation that she would find a
husband. As their farm languishes under
the devastating drought, Lizzie's family
worries about her marriage prospects
more than about their dying cattle. A
charming confidence
trickster named
Starbuck arrives and promises to bring
rain in exchange for $100. His arrival
sets off a series of events which enable
Lizzie to see herself in a new light.
(Wikipedia)
Note the introduction of a Patron - Mrs.
K.R. Crook - in the programme. She was
the wife of then Governor Kenneth Roy
Crook (1972-1974) and since then it is
the policy of the Cayman Drama Society
to ask the wife of every Governor of the
Cayman Islands to be our Honorary Patron
during her period of residence and to
attend the shows as our guest.
