It’s hard to know who your friends are in a world that’s more divided than ever. Recently widowed, Peg tends to the native plants in her 40-acre rural Wisconsin prairie backyard. Her solitary days are interrupted only by visits from Ryan, a family friend with a checkered past. When a mysterious theft alerts the authorities, a string of events unfold that forever changes their lives and their community. Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Gilman questions how we help each other when it feels like our way of life is in danger of disappearing.
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Generously sponsored by Donna Martynski, Sandra Zingler, Judges John and Jean DiMotto, Pam Frautschi, and John McGivern.
Cast
Tami Workentin as Peg Smith
Jack Lancaster as Ryan Severson
Kelli Strickland as Sheriff Kris Callahan Wisnefski
Elyse Edelman as Deputy Dani Wisnefski
Creative Team
Cody Estle, Director
Jeffrey D. Kmeic, Scenic Designer
Noele Stollmack, Lighting Designer
Jason Orlenko, Costume Designer
Josh Schmidt, Sound Designer
Jim Guy, Properties Designer
Brian Gill, Fight Director