The Trip to Bountiful

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Sylvia M'Lafi Thompson is giving an unforgettable performance at New Village Arts. She plays Carrie Watts, a woman near death wanting to make a final trip to her roots in Bountiful, Texas. Her son and his wife block the move: she has a weak heart, and they need her pension checks. Horton Foote's loose, longish script shows signs of age. NVA's opening night could have used an across-the-board tightening as well. As Jesse Mae Watts, Yolanda Franklin's a relentless, yet somehow likeable, nag. Walter Murray's Ludie's a referee trying to officiate the match between his mother and wife without showing favoritism. And Thompson's Carrie evolves from a starless night to a gleaming Texas dawn.


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  • When: Ongoing until Saturday, March 9, 2013
    • Sundays, 2pm
    • Thursdays, 8pm
    • Fridays, 8pm
    • Saturdays, 3pm & 8pm
  • Where: New Village Arts Theatre

    2787 B State Street, Carlsbad, 92008
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