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The Good Daughter

 

One man would tame a river,

another his rebellious child.

Neither can foresee the consequences ....

 

An epic story of love and defiance in World War I Missouri.

 

        Directed by Jason King Jones   

SuzAnne and Gabor Barabas, Producers

With Deborah Baum,  Christine Bruno,  Lea Eckert,  Davis Hall,  David  Foubert, and Brian O'Halloran

The production at NJ Rep Oct. 9 - Nov. 16 breaks all previous box office records. Eight years after this play came to life as my MFA thesis project, it finally makes it to the stage in a professional production. Beautifully acted, directed, and designed, the production earns wide praise:

D.W. Gregory's affecting family drama "The Good Daughter," boasts a flavorful, cinematic sweep.

-- Variety

Like some downstream eddy, "The Good Daughter" draws you in within seconds -- 

-- Asbury Park Press

D.W. Gregory has written a classically American play that really digs deeply into the roots of our society and societal expectations.

--- TriCity News

... a multifaceted, thought provoking traditional American play which stirs echoes of Eugene O’Neill

--Bob Rendell's New Jersey

Under Jason King Jones' sturdy un-fussy direction, the deluge of romance, regrets, recriminations and rebellious behavior that propel "The Good Daughter," takes an almost retro dramatic course. But it is a course that, for all its contrived arteries, is precisely and skillfully constructed.

-- Simon Saltzman