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Set in Horton Foote's fictitious town of Harrison, Texas and based partly on the childhood of Foote's father and the courtship and marriage of his parents, the cycle is a wide-ranging, intricate work. Part I (performances begin November 5, opens November 19) begins at the turn of the 20th century with the plays Roots in a Parched Ground, Convicts and Lily Dale and follows Horace Robedaux in his formative years. Part II (performances begin December 3, opens December 13) focuses on the married life of Horace Robedaux and his new wife and is made up of the plays The Widow Claire, Courtship and Valentine's Day. Part III (performances begin January 7, opens January 24) consists of the plays 1918, Cousins and The Death of Papa and begins with the turmoil of World War I and ends with the characters looking to the future of their family and land. Three of the individual plays, Roots in a Parched Ground, Convicts and Cousins receive their world premieres as part of the cycle. Tues.-Fri., 7; Sat., 8; Wed., Sat. & Sun., 2.

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