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Trapped in a cramped Houston apartment with her soft-spoken son and self-absorbed daughter-in-law, widow Carrie Watts dreams of returning to her home in the small Gulf Coast town of Bountiful, where she grew up and raised her own family. Fearing that she’s an imposition and chafing under her daughter-in-law’s watchful eye, she steals away with her latest pension check and heads home in the journey of a lifetime. The result is an unforgettable meditation on the idea of home and its power to sustain us.
“Book the next bus to Bountiful.” Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“Unforgettably excellent. I’ve never been more deeply moved by a theatrical production of any kind. The Trip to Bountiful is without a flaw.” – Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
“The Trip to Bountiful is a simple, sweet story about family and home.” Jesse Oxfeld, The New York Observer
“Cicely Tyson runs away with it. This is a performance that’s sure to be talked about for the next 60 years.” -Roma Torre, NY1
Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Adepero Oduye, Tom Wopat, Devon Abner, Curtis Billings, Pat Bowie, Leon Addison Brown, Arthur French, Susan Heyward, Bill Kux, Linda Powell, Charles Turner
Author: Horton Foote
Director: Michael Wilson
Scenic Design: Jeff Cowie
Costume Design: Van Broughton Ramsey
Lighting Design: Rui Rita
Sound Design: John Gromada
Original Music: John Gromada
Producer: Trip Broadway LLC
Press Agent: The Hartman Group
Nominated for 4 Tony Awards - Best Revival of a Play
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Cicely Tyson - Winner!
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Condola Rashad
- Best Sound Design of a Play - John Gromada
Nominated for 3 Drama Desk Awards - Outstanding Revival of a Play
- Outstanding Actress in a Play - Cicely Tyson- Winner!
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Condola Rashad
Nominated for 4 Outer Critics Circle Awards - Outstanding Revival of a Play
- Outstanding Director of a Play - Michael Wilson
- Outstanding Actress in a Play - Cicely Tyson - Winner!
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Vanessa Williams
Back Home in Texas, for the First Time
To prepare for her performance in the Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful, Cicely Tyson visited Wharton TX, and the family home of the playwright Horton Foote.