Synopsis

And the Rain Came to Mayfield

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Jason Milligan

Published by Samuel French Inc

6 Male 3 Female

A poetic family drama, this play takes place in a small gas station/luncheonette on a Mississippi highway in 1962. The owner's son Carl dreams of going to college but his alcoholic father does not support these aspirations and his mother referees a desperate tug of war between the them

One afternoon, a young black man appears in the doorway seeking shelter while he waits for the bus to Jackson. On this Mississippi day, the two young men discover that they share a need to establish their independence and follow thier dreams

Carl's father reacts violently when he finds the black man in his establishment, but Carl stands up to his father for the first time in his life

"Promises to challenge your ideas about family, the South, civil rights, and growing up" ~ Birmingham News

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