The Rainmaker has truly withstood the test of time. First staged in 1954 at Manhattan's Cort Theatre, it got the A-list Hollywood treatment with a 1956 film adaptation starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn, then was transformed into a popular Broadway musical (110 in the Shade) -- and was even revived in 1999 on Broadway with Woody Harrelson in the title role. Filled with romance, drama, humor and even a little magic, The Rainmaker -- revolves around farm girl Lizzie, whose marriage prospects and dreams of escape are as dry as her family's drought-ridden farm, despite the best efforts of her dad and brothers. Enter the fast-thinking, smooth-talking "rainmaker" Starbuck, who seems to offer the answer to all their problems -- for a price -- but whose interaction with Lizzie allows her to see herself in a surprising new light. Now N. Richard Nash's funny and poignant American classic comes to The Ballard Underground in Seattle.
Presented by Local Jewell Productions
