The Setting:  Beacon Hill – Boston, Massachusetts

Recommended Grade Level: 9-12

Suggested Area of Study and Discussion: Women’s Studies, Contemporary Women Writers, The Plays of Tina Howe, Acting, Theatre

The Story:  This emotional family drama introduces us to Mags Church, an artist who comes home to paint a portrait of her aging parents and help them pack up their Boston townhome. Filled with moments of bravado, mischief and intimate memories, this drama by one of America’s best women playwrights would make for great character study for literature or theatre students.