Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
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.
Marcus Klemp
John 'Spacy' Callahan
Elijah James Shepard
Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
Mary Beth Hurt
Mother
Tom Bower
Mr. Speck
Clem Tucker Jr.
Teats Bower
Patrick LaBrecque
Tony Kemler
Jake Busey
Richard Halverson
Michael Hyland
Davey Rydell
Robert Breuler
Mr. Kibby
Mary Forcade
Mrs. Speck
Benjamin Salisbury
Young Spacy
William Francis McGuire
Father
Dog Pound
Tex
That's What I Am
A Week Away
The Age of Adaline
Indian Summer
Blinded by the Light
13: The Musical
Lucas
Paradise
Uptown Girls
Eleanor the Great
Feel the Beat
Standing Up
Inside I'm Dancing
The Cure
A Walk to Remember
Northfork
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Brooklyn