The Fifth of July

by Lanford Wilson

October 3-5 & 10-12, 2008
Fisher Theater

Set in rural Missouri in 1977, "The Fifith of July" revolves around the Tally family and their friends, and on the disillusionment with America in the wake of the Vietnam War. A gay, paraplegic Vietnam vetern, Kenneth Talley, Jr., is living in his childhood home with his boyfriend botanist. On the holiday weekend, Ken is visited by his sister and a group of friends who spent their college years together as activists as they try to reconcile real life with their dreams.

2008-09 Season

Fifth of July
Tartuffe
A Christmas Carol
Student Show
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Gypsy
Vinegar Tom