The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden

The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden

The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden

The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden

Overview

A father, mother and two of their three surviving children drive from Newark, New Jersey to Camden to visit their married daughter, who has recently lost her baby in childbirth. Their journey is punctuated by talk, laughter, memories (some mundane, some happy, some painful) and appreciation of the Now – ham and eggs, flowers, family, sunsets and the joy of being alive. In this family drama, nothing much happens, yet everything important happens. As Ma Kirby says, “There's nothin' like bein' liked by your family.”

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Details

  • Genre: Not Applicable
  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Features Children, Role(s) for Teen(s), Roles for Children
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), born in Madison, Wisconsin, and educated at Yale and Princeton, was an accomplished novelist and playwright whose works explore the connection between the commonplace and the cosmic dimensions of human experience. The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one ...

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