The Trip to Bountiful
Presented by: Red Phoenix Theatre and Holden Street Theatres
May 23 - June 1
Written by Horton Foote
In this bitter-sweet tale, Carrie Watts longs to escape the one bedroom apartment she shares with her son Ludie and self-centred daughter-in-law Jessie Mae and return to her home town of Bountiful. Her heart condition makes her wish more urgent. Ludie has the best intentions but after a long illness money is short. Jessie Mae doesn’t have a job but relies on Carrie’s pension cheque so that she can go to the beauty parlour. Set in 1950s Houston The Trip to Bountiful is full of hope, longing, and lost dreams.
Horton Foote, a Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, is often referred to as America’s Chekhov. Red Phoenix produced Horton Foote’s Dividing the Estate in 2019 to Both critical and audience acclaim.
Directed by Libby Drake and featuring an outstanding cast including Laura Antoniazzi, Krystal Cave, Megan Dansie, Brian Godfrey, Ron Hoenig, Sharon Malujlo, Stuart Pearce and Leighton Vogt.
"You have to watch out with my plays. They're like yeast. You think they're one thing, then all of a sudden subtext gets to working." - Horton Foote
"I don't really write to honour the past. I write to investigate, to try to figure out what happened and why it happened, knowing I'll never really know. I think all the writers that I admire have this same desire, the desire to bring order out of chaos." - Horton Foote
The Studio
The Studio at Holden Street Theatres
Holden Street Theatres, 32-34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh, Kaurna Country
Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
Duration: 120 minutes
Evenings:
23 - 25 May @ 7:30pm
26 May @ 2:00pm
28 - 1 June @ 7:30pm
Venue & Bar Open 1 hour before the show starts and stays open one hour after the show ends.
Age Suitability: G
General Admission: $28.50
Concession: $22.00
Group (6+): $25.50
(inclusive of Booking Fees)
High Audio Content
Meet the Team
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Libby Drake
DIRECTOR
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Laura Antoniazzi
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Krystal Cave
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Megan Dansie
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Brian Godfrey
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Ron Hoenig
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Sharon Malujlo
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Stuart Pearce
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Leighton Vogt
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Red Phoenix Theatre
PRESENTER
https://www.redphoenixtheatre.com/
PLAYWRIGHT
Biography for Horton Foote
At exactly 8.00pm on March 5th, 2009, Broadway theatres dimmed their lights to celebrate life of one of America’s greatest theatrical treasures, Horton Foote.
Horton Foote was an esteemed American playwright and screenwriter. His deeply evocative narratives, often set against the backdrop of the American South, capture the complexities of human relationships and the pervasive sense of longing. Foote's profound connection to his roots is vividly portrayed in his most celebrated work, The Trip to Bountiful, where nostalgia and loss are explored with gentle clarity.
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995 for The Young Man From Atlanta, his storytelling mastery was also showcased through screenwriting. He won two Academy Awards for his scripts for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and Tender Mercies (1983). His subtle, yet powerful dialogue and deep character insights offered audiences a mirror to their own lives and choices.
Foote's legacy, marked by a career spanning over six decades, left an indelible mark on American theatre and cinema. He left behind a treasure trove of plays and films that continue to resonate deeply.Stay tuned…