Synopsis
Angel
$10.99
Published by Samuel French Inc
9 Female
It is early autumn of 1916 at the Gant boarding and 17 year old Eugene Gant is about to leave the home that has become a prison for his family
His father seeks sanctuary in drink and trying to carve the winged grace of an angel in stone, his mother devotes herself to the boarding house and its meagre rewards, his tubercular brother is doomed, and his sister is a drudge
After a brief affair with a pretty boarder, Eugene rushes toward a brighter future
"A musical [for] the whole family" ~ N.Y. Daily News
"Pleasant old fashioned all American charm.... Endearing" ~ N.Y. Theatre Review