About the production
A wounded Vietnam veteran returns to his small Minnesota hometown during homecoming weekend, struggling to reconnect with his brother and the life he left behind.
“Kimberly Senior's production is thoughtfully staged and impeccably acted, remarkably fulfilling Koon's efforts to encapsulate a swath of social upheaval while still feeling organic; no idea or issue comes across as shoehorned in.”
— Time Out Chicago, Kris Vire
“'Homecoming 1972' has been given a richly detailed production from the skilled director Kimberly Senior, who uses Koon's notable skills with character development to forge a series of vignettes that feel consistently real — and, in a few places, are genuinely moving. Nothing here is overplayed: Senior is relentless in enforcing the notion that the feelings of small-town folks in Minnesota are not expressed through screaming fits, but mostly must be discerned from the subtexts of their polite conversations.”
— Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones
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Credits
Written by Robert Koon
Directed by Kimberly Senior
Featuring Matt Holzfeind (Frank), Greta Honold (Maria), Julian Hester, Molly Glynn (Darla), Brett Schneider (Joe)
Set Jack Magaw
Lights Mac Vaughey
Sound Christopher Kriz
Costumes Samantha Jones
Photos by Jeff Pines
