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December 1, 2, 8, 9, 10,
1989
Plank Road School |
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Ostensibly the story of a pioneer woman and
her six daughters, QUILTERS blends a series of interrelated scenes into
a rich mosaic which captures the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy,
the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. Illuminating
stories contained in various patches or "blocks" with music, dance and
drama, the action depicts the lot of women on the frontier: girlhood,
marriage, childbirth, spinsterhood, twisters, fire, illness and death.
But, with this, there is also love, warmth, rich and lively humor and
the moving spectacle of simple human dignity and steadfastness in the
face of adversity. In the end, when the various patches are assembled
into one glorious, brilliantly colorful quilt |
