The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Edgemar Center for the Arts
2437 Main St. Santa Monica

"The Rainmaker" focuses largely on the fate of Lizzie, who lives on a family farm with her brothers and father in the Dust Bowl during the Depression. She capably takes care of the men in her house, but there's an emptiness in her life. She has no one of her own, and she dreams of a husband and children. A visit to her cousins, actually a failing attempt to find a prospective mate, has left her more frustrated than ever. The recurrent reminders that she is considered "plain" by her family and herself do not relieve her fears of winding up as the "maiden aunt." The Curry farm, like all those around them, is impacted by a withering and persistent drought. Suddenly, a charismatic stranger named Starbuck appears, claiming that he can make the clouds come and the rains fall. "The Rainmaker" is about love, desire and magic, and expresses these themes so resonantly that the play has been translated into forty languages since it premiered on Broadway in 1954.

Thru - Jun 30, 2013