by R.T. Robinson March 19 - April 10, 1999 In 1943, three brothers have gone off to war and their brides have moved in with their mother-in-law. Life Magazine picks up the down-home story and sends a snappy New York writer on assignment. North meets South and career meets home in this deeply affecting story about the struggles of women to achieve a sense of self-worth.
THE COVER OF LIFE rings true to life for playwright Robinson and his hometown of Bastrop, Louisiana. In World War II, three Bastrop brothers, one of them the playwright's father, had their wives move in with their mother for the war's duration. LIFE Magazine did send a reporter to do a cover story on small town America coping with war. Fifty years later, Robinson honored his father and his town in his play. The play has bite, humor and heart with rich scenes for the three young brides, which illustrate varying degrees of anger, frustration, harbored dreams and shattered illusions.
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