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 The Last of the Thorntonsby Horton Foote The recipient of a grant from the 1999 Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, The Last of the Thorntons is the work of an American master. This stirring play tells the story of Alberta Thornton, the last surviving member of the Thornton clan of Horton’s Foote remarkable town of Harrison, Texas. "[The Last of the Thorntons] is funny, eloquent, and truthful, the work of a great writer who has spent his long life writing wonderful dramas." "Horton Foote writes with such compelling simplicity you forget you are reading, forget you are watching, and simply live in his world." |
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