The Sunny Hours
August 1 - 4, 2024, Tri-Cities, WA
Catherine's Story
'The ships and the tugs on the water
The fog horns muffled in mist
When the bay meets the shore, she curtsies
Shyly they're off with a swish'
The Blue and Green Waltz
'August rolls around like the streetcar
Sunny hours on the wane
Not long 'til the bell rings
The brass, wood and glass gleam'
Wide Open Swing
'On the rocks
On the slope
In the stream
Of the Springs
And we sink
In the sponge
'Neath our feet'
50 Cents
A Journey of Love, Destiny, Sacrifice and Humor
The Sunny Hours is based on the life of a real person, in Seattle, in the time between the Wars. Prohibition and the Great Depression tinged everyday life. Enter Catherine, born in 1922. Walk in her shoes through a neighborhood where you can see and hear History scrape up against Societal change. Catherine overcomes adversity to attend college—unusual for a young woman of the era. The story unfolds from neighborhood, to city, to the 1940’s college campus, to an iconic hiking club…an inspired escape and sanctuary for the working class students. The Hiking Club is a trellis through which present day (101 year old) Catherine and her daughter go forward and backward in time, weaving in and out of the richness of memory...and the tensions of choice—the ones Catherine makes, versus the ones History makes for her. Thoughtfully crafted to amplify the striking similarities of Catherine’s Century-long journey to that of our own 2020’s journey—Pandemics and all—you’ll feel, see and hear the imprint and echo of history in all of our lives. Through amazing visuals and Swing Music, Catherine’s life story of resilience shines. Her ‘overcoming and uplifting’ nature will fill the theatre with warmth. Watch this space for performance details, or sign up below to Stay in the Know!
