Virgin Tears

VIRGIN TEARS ON WYOMING AVENUEIn the dark comedy Virgin Tears On Wyoming Avenue Chandler finds out that returning home is harder than she ever imagined. But playwright Mary Miller believes that maybe you can go home again and that miracles sometimes do take place in real flesh and blood, not just on wooden statues. VIRGIN TEARS is an amazingly funny and poignant play that embraces anger, fear, pain, and hope as seen through the eyes of three estranged sisters. AWARDS & NOTICES"BRILLIANT" Foulds Theatre, Theatre Conspiracy, Finalist, Ft. Myers, FL. "Breathtaking" Naples Daily News, Naples, FL. "Engaging ... Clever ... Dramatic" News-Press, FL. Women at the Door, Finalist, Chicago, IL. "Classic in the making." Theatre in the Square, Marietta, GA. ABOUT THE PLAYWhen Mattie summons her older sister Chandler to come home because their oldest sister Adele has seen the statue of the Holy Virgin Mary crying real tears in their backyard, Chandler returns to Wyoming Avenue to find more than a statue crying in the backyard. She returns to find that she must face the hopes, the dreams, the fears and the failures she thought she had left behind years ago when she abruptly left town moments before their father's funeral. The reunion between these three sisters is anything but "holy." Adele's anger and frustration at Chandler for abandoning the family is something she cannot forgive or forget. Mattie's seemingly endless desire to please, coupled with her adoration for Chandler, places her in direct conflict with Adele and herself, ultimately leaving her incapable of doing the one thing that would solve the family crisis, if not forever, at least for the moment. One action dominoes into the next as the family secrets, carefully locked behind closed doors, come tumbling out along with the family skeletons. Until finally, during a fanciful flight over Wyoming Avenue in a makeshift sailing boat, the sisters see more than the street the way it used to be, they see each other the way they are today. SETTING: The backyard garden of Adele, Chandler, and Mattie's childhood home. The characters, come and go, in and out of the house through a screen door that opens out onto an elevated porch that runs the length of the house with two steps that step down into the backyard. On the porch there is an old-fashioned wooden rocking chair along with a little bench or wooden crate that can be used for seating. Down in the yard, opposite the rocker, is a wrought iron table with two chairs. Across from the table, on the other side of the yard, is a white picket fence with a wooden gate that separates their house from their neighbors. CHARACTERS: ADELE: The oldest sister. (Late 30's to early 40's) CHANDLER: The middle sister. (Mid to late 30's) MATTIE: The youngest sister. (Late 20's to early 30's) ROBERT: Chandler's old boyfriend. (Chandler's age or older)