Synopsis
Glimmer Glimmer and Shine
Published by Dramatists Play Service
3 Male 1 Female
Thirty-five years later, Martin's protégé, Jordan Shine (Eddie's son), meets Delia Glimmer at a wedding in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is Daniel's daughter, works for her parents' very successful garment business, yet knows nothing of his past, nor even of her Uncle Martin's existence
Jordan brings Delia to meet her uncle, and she is shocked to find him in failing health and living in the squalor of a five-story walkup
When Martin falls into a coma, she confronts her father and asks him to help. He refuses but finally relents on the condition Delia stay away from Jordan. Delia and Jordan begin their romance shortly thereafter
Martin recovers but is physically unable to return to his walkup. Delia and Jordan shame Daniel into loaning Martin his corporate pied-à-terre. Daniel makes no effort to hide his disdain for Martin and his life
When Daniel learns of the budding romance, he squashes it by revealing to Jordan that Delia is engaged to someone else. She flees to Martin for answers to the emerging questions about her family. Martin, his health in steep decline, decides to tell Delia the truth
She is stunned to learn how, thirty-five years later, the aftershocks of choices made and secrets long buried reverberate not just for Marty and Danny but for Jordan and herself ...
"Leight fashions a touching drama about the perils of long-buried secrets and abandoned dreams. There's an abundance of humor that's almost always tinged with sadness ... a play with a lot of heart" - Daily Breeze