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July 11/12/13 & 19/20

A Home of Her Own (In the End)

London Frontier's summer show, for Magdalena Old Timers Days and the following weekend, is the premier of Texas playwright Jane Manning's powerful drama of three Western women facing momentous decisions with the courage and fortitude that is their heritage.

A HOME OF HER OWN is actually three plays in one, and the women, appropriately for Old Timers Days, are older women, and - in the first two stories - living in an older time in the West: "Handcart Walkers" is set in the early 1870's, while "Paddy" takes place in the 1930's. The last story, "Good Heavens!" is modern and unspecified in locale, though its heroine is a woman of western upbringing whose life is now anchored with family and career in a city.

Sarah recalls her grueling journey across the plains, on foot in a company of Mormon handcart pioneers, and her dream of having land and a home of her own. Through grit and hard work, she has her ranch, but one bright dream was lost when she had to choose between love and independence. Now, more than 30 years later, that choice has came back to haunt her - and threaten her life.

Leona was born, married, and raised her children on the farm where she now lives alone. Her parents and beloved dog, Paddy, are buried in the little family cemetery on the property. Must she now leave the land? Does "security" mean "safety", or is it a place in the heart?

Carolyn finds herself in a confusing and uncomfortable situation, when her evening out is interrupted by a reckless cab driver. Who's in charge here, and how does she go about taking control of her life again? These are questions we all ask ourselves, and A HOME OF HER OWN presents them movingly, for an mesmerizing theatrical experience.

London Frontier, now in its historic WPA venue and its 13th season in Magdalena, continues to present a wide variety of plays - including the popular "Lost Wife Creek' series - incorporating our vivid multi-culture and history in exciting, entertaining theatre.

Actors in HOME are Ruth Ryan and Donna Todd, of Magdalena, and Fernando Montano, of Socorro. Ron Thornton, of Magdalena, is stage manager, handling lights and sound; director is Holly Krabbe-Modine; and the script is by Jane Manning.

Performances are Friday, July 11th and Saturday, July 12th, both at 7:00 PM, with a matinee on Sunday, July 13th at 2:00 PM ; also, Saturday, July 19th, 7:00 PM, and Sunday, July 20th, 2:00 PM, at Magdalena's historic WPA Theatre, Main at Fourth. Tickets are $3.50 for adults, $2.00 for children, available at the door one hour before performance, and by Reservation at (575) 854-2519 or email londonfrontier@gilanet.com

This project funded in part by the McCune Foundation of Santa Fe, the Kerr Foundation of Oklahoma, Socorro Electric Cooperative, & LFTC's "Friends of the Theatre."

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