The lights began to dim and the music kicked in from behind the set, as Katie Bell (Kelcey Mckinley) and Vesta (Catie Williams) fumbled through the dark to find their places on the couch.
When the stage lit up again, the two were seated on an antique couch centered in the set built to mimic an old, country house, complete with a wooden porch and yard composed of real sod.
They began to talk about silent pictures, or movies, with Myra, a girl who was renting a room in their house (Claira Greip).
As the conversation between the two sprung to life, the audience periodically let out a ripple of laughter. The small-town play featured a cast of characters trying to make a life for themselves, with a comedic theme behind it. The characters were living in a country town, centered around religion and family, struggling to overcome the lack of jobs and the drama as the world around them progresses.
“You told a Mexican girl your name?” said Vesta, her expression riddled with shock. This caused a laugh among the viewers.
The audience had prime seats for the showing, with three sets of platforms that sat up on the stage. As the play progressed, the cast moved closer to the seating and acted there more often.
The number of actors grew and grew as Myra’s son, Pete (Tony Timberman) and his father, (Parker Brown), who stumbled unto the set, acting as a drunk. With the additional actors in Act Two, the love triangles and relationships became more complicated, resulting in a shooting and several divorces, followed by new marriages.
The play found its’ ending scene with Katie Bell, singing about her future and hoping to make it out to Mexico one day. As the lights dimmed, the audience let out a loud closing round of applause.
