The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.


Shimmer (1993)
Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
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Marcus Klemp
John 'Spacy' Callahan
EJS
Elijah James Shepard
Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)

Mary Beth Hurt
Mother

Tom Bower
Mr. Speck
CTJ
Clem Tucker Jr.
Teats Bower

Patrick LaBrecque
Tony Kemler

Jake Busey
Richard Halverson

Michael Hyland
Davey Rydell

Robert Breuler
Mr. Kibby