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| Book of Days | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lanford Wilson |
| Characters | |
| Date premiered | 1998 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Dublin, Missouri |
Book of Days is a 2000 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. The play is set during "a recent summer" in Dublin Missouri.
Book of Days premiered April 2nd, 1998, at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan.
Characters[edit]
Ruth Hoch — Bookkeeper for the Dublin Cheese Plant
Len Hoch — Manager of the cheese plant; Ruth's husband
Boyd Middleton — Stage director from out of town
Ginger Reed — Assistant to Boyd
Martha Hoch — Len's mother; junior college dean
Walt Bates — Owner of the cheese plant
Sharon Bates — Walt's wife
James Bates — Walt's son
Luann Bates — James's wife
Earl Hill — Dairy inspector at the cheese plant
Reverend Bobby Groves
Sheriff Conroy Atkins
Synopsis[edit]
The story centers around the mysterious death of Walt, the owner of a local cheese plant. When Ruth proposes that Walt was murdered by Earl, much of the town turns on her.
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