Shimmer
Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
1993 · 1h 35m · N/A Drama
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Shimmer
Overview
The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
Director and cast
- Marcus Klemp as John 'Spacy' Callahan
- Elijah James Shepard as Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
- Mary Beth Hurt as Mother
- Tom Bower as Mr. Speck
- Clem Tucker Jr. as Teats Bower
- Patrick LaBrecque as Tony Kemler
- Jake Busey as Richard Halverson
- Michael Hyland as Davey Rydell
- Robert Breuler as Mr. Kibby
- Mary Forcade as Mrs. Speck
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