Original Play by Luigi Pirnadello

Adapted by Tanya Ronder

Sicily, summer 1916. Gossiping and singing, the women gather to harvest old Simone’s almond crop. He’s the richest landowner in the district but he has no heir. Local lad Liolà, untroubled by convention, has fathered three little boys, each with a different mother, and that only intensifies Simone’s anguish. When another of the girls falls pregnant, Simone is persuaded he might recognize the baby as his own. But he’s forgotten the charms of his slighted young wife Mita, who is not so easily crushed.This high-spirited drama by Pirandello takes us to the heart of a rural community where property and family provoke fierce passions. It’s unexpected, funny and touching.

Directed by Brian Johnson

A HIGH SCHOOL & UNITED STATES PREMIERE