This new play adopted from short stories by Ted Swindley weaves a modern Southern gothic tale of a young man’s relationship with the matriarch of his family. With content reminiscent of Tennessee Williams and a style similar to A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters and Ancestral Voices, this highly theatrical narrative piece will touch the hearts of audiences who understand the strong influences that grandparents have in their lives.
(3 men/2 women – tragicomedy: Acapella singer or guitar accompanist)
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"Watching a book come to life has never been so vivid as it is in Ted Swindley's STORIES MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME. Nouns and adjectives from Swindley's short stories meld together to create flesh and blood human beings depicting anecdotal memories in this two-act play." HERALD-ZEITUNG | San Antonio, TX
Listen to 'Grandmother' | review by: Brian Mctavish
"Stories My Grandmother Told Me" isn't just for people whos grandmothers loving told them stories growing up - although the show would be a hit if only those folks came to see the world-premiere production now onstage at the American Heartland Theatre.
No, "Stories My Grandmother Told Me" is as much or more for people whose grandmothers didn't like to talk much. For those folks this tenderhearted undertaking can act as a window on another world or maybe even lead to a healing experience... Magic is just waiting to happen."
Kansas City Star "Heart of famiy enlivens 'Stories'" review by: Robert Trussell
"...this could become a perennial favorite in the vein of Swindley's Always...Patsy Cline."
"...Gladys becomes an indelible character whose charms are impossible to resist."
"...funny, touching, maddening, and highly memorable."