Horton Foote's 'The Trip to Bountiful' - Free Reading

Conundrum Stages (formerly The Ghost Light Series) continues to showcase local talent in play readings of established works from seasoned playwrights. Conundrum plans to expand its resources by building relations with other local theatre companies in order to strengthen the community within.

They are proud to announce their first official collaboration with the Palm Beach County-based Studio Theatre of Wellington.

The play reading will be of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful.

Bountiful tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elder who lives with her beleaguered son and her bossy daughter-in-law. After one arguments too many, Carrie escapes the suffocation of their Houston flat, and sets out to go back to her childhood home. On the journey, she befriends a girl travelling alone and reminisces about her younger years while grieving for lost relatives. Carrie's son and daughter-in-law, with the help of the local police force are in hot pursuit. However, when Carrie arrives at her hometown, she doesn't find what she expects. But what she does get is an inner strength that gives her a chance to close a chapter in her life.

The Trip to Bountiful started as a teleplay in 1953 starring Lillian Gish and Eileen Heckart. It premiered on Broadway the same year. Thirty-two years later, Bountiful spawned an acclaimed movie featuring Geraldine Page (Best Actress Oscar,) John Heard, and Rebecca DeMornay.

Texas native Horton Foote has had plays produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and at many regional theatres. They include Getting Frankie Married—and Afterwards, Dividing the Estate, Talking Pictures, and Vernon Early. Foote won the 1995 Pulitzer for Drama for The Young Man From Atlanta.

Foote also received an Academy Award for Writing the Adapted Screenplay for To Kill a Mockingbird in 1962. His original screenplay Tender Mercies won an Academy Award for Writing of Original Screenplay, as well as the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay. Foote's screenplay for The Trip to Bountiful (1985) garnered him another Academy Award nomination.

Established in November 2004, and incorporated in April 2008, Conundrum Stages, Inc. is an organization producing small-scale presentations of various fields in the performing arts. Conundrum's goal is to support the local arts community through various showcases in order to promote local performance artists.

Established in February, 2006 and incorporated in March, 2007, The Studio Theatre of Wellington is a small, intimate and ambient black box theatre which seats up to 40. The Studio is dedicated to bringing a quality theatrical experience to the children, families, and individuals of the community through a diversity of offerings including theatre training, music concerts, plays, musicals, play readings and performance art. The Studio also provides a venue for aspiring playwrights, musicians, and theatre students to showcase their work.

The reading of The Trip to Bountiful will be helmed by Paula Sackett and is presented at The Studio Theatre of Wellington on Monday, May 19^th, 7:30pm at 11320 Fortune Circle, G-7 in the Wellington Commerce Park. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go to the Studio, a 501(c3) non-profit. For more information, please call (561) 204-4100.

CONUNDRUM STAGES in collaboration with

THE STUDIO THEATRE OF WELLINGTON presents a play reading of

THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

Written by Horton Foote

Monday, May 19, 7:30pm

The Studio Theatre of Wellington

11320 Fortune Circle, G-7, Wellington

Free admission

For information, please call (561) 204-4100 or

studiowellington@bellsouth.net

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