Two siblings and their spouses spar over the family farm outside the town that 100 years earlier was the inspiration for Sinclair Lewis’ novel Main Street. The fictitious past predicts the actual present until the novel and real life converge hilariously.
Cast:
GUTHRIE, 25-65, film librarian, SLOAN’s sibling, also plays:
WIM, president of the Sinclair Lewis Association (in Sauk Centre)
CLARE DESPLINTER, Belgian-American librarian (in Sauk Centre)
CAROL KENNICOTT, young matron (in Gopher Prairie)
MONRO, 25-65, graphic designer and college professor, GUTHRIE’s spouse, also plays: ASTOR ULRICHSON, retired high school teacher (Sauk Centre)
NOVELIST (Sauk Centre)
MRS BOGART, older matron (Gopher Prairie)
MRS. LEONARD WARREN, matron (Gopher Prairie)
ETHEL VILLETS, librarian (Gopher Prairie)
RAYMIE WUTHERSPOON, clerk (Gopher Prairie)
WILL KENNICOTT, young doctor (Gopher Prairie)
SLOAN, 25-65, wildlife refuge manager, GUTHRIE’s sibling, also plays:
CLARENCE ANDERSON, elderly Norwegian-American minister (Sauk Centre)
PLAYWRIGHT (Sauk Centre)
HARRY, a desk clerk and novelist (Sauk Centre)
SAM CLARK, merchant (Gopher Prairie)
MRS JACKSON ELDER, matron (Gopher Prairie)
VIDA SHERWIN, school teacher (Gopher Prairie)
MILES BJORNSTAM, Swedish handy-man (Gopher Prairie)
FIDDI, 25-65, project manager, SLOAN’s spouse, also plays:
SIGGIE, produce clerk (Sauk Centre)
DR. SKLAR, doctor (Sauk Centre)
POET (Sauk Centre)
JUANITA HAYDOCK, young matron (Gopher Prairie)
MRS LUKE DAWSON, wealthy matron (Gopher Prairie)
BEA SORENSON, Swedish maid (Gopher Prairie)
ERIK VALBORG, tailor (Gopher Prairie)
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