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Shimmer

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

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NR 1993 · 1h 35m
Drama
Starring Marcus Klemp · Mary Beth Hurt · Tom Bower
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 1, 1993
Director
John Hanson
Writer
John O'Keefe
Music
Todd Boekelheide
Studio
American Playhouse
Keywords
iowa coming of age juvenile detention center
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M
Marcus Klemp
John 'Spacy' Callahan
M
Mary Beth Hurt
Mother
T
Tom Bower
Mr. Speck
P
Patrick LaBrecque
Tony Kemler
J
Jake Busey
Richard Halverson
M
Michael Hyland
Davey Rydell
R
Robert Breuler
Mr. Kibby
B
Benjamin Salisbury
Young Spacy
W
William Francis McGuire
Father

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