The play is set in a small, dying Oklahoma town, where a young woman finally meets her beau: a just-released convict with whom she’s corresponded for three years. Her story weaves in and out of the memories of a weary detective investigating a grisly case in a nearby lake, and a broken, mute boy who may hold the key to the mystery.
Director Christie Leigh Carver of Bound Brook seeks actors and actresses to fill the following roles:
| Sam Rogers – 40-plus male | Sheriff, lead investigator, weary from a long career trying to make sense of and bring order to the chaos humans inflict on each other; it is his memories that guide us through the play. |
| Jack – 30s male | Charming and warm, an ex con who has devoted his new life to the bible and to Ainsley |
| Willard Sprague – 40s male | Parole officer, congenial, straight-forward guy trying to do his job while dealing with troubles at home |
| Tom – boy of 12-14 | Troubled and haunted, trying to find his footing in a life filled with pain and turmoil |
| Les – patrolman, 20s to 30s male | Second under Rogers, keen but inexperienced, hasn’t seen much more than a parking ticket before, nevertheless enjoys the authority of being senior officer |
| Del (also Voice 2 cop)- 20s-30s male | Sees and hears everything from his vantage point of the convenience store in the center of town |
| Glen (also Voice 1 cop) – 20′s-30′s male | Patrolman, green and eager |
| Lee – 40+ male; Ainsley’s boss | Owns the luncheonette, curmudgeon |
| Ainsley – 20′s female | Not worldly but not as uncomplicated as her naïveté and open manner would suggest |
| Dorothy – late 30′s-40′s; waitress | Tom’s aunt and guardian, strong and kind, somehow manages to maintain faith and keep her head up after all the pain and strife she has weathered |
| Janice – 20′s female; waitress | Ainsley’s co-worker, young but tough and more world-wise than her friend |
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