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Synopsis
Lester and Albert are lifelong best friends sharing their twilight years in an upscale San Francisco retirement community they sometimes refer to as Stalag Sun City. On the eve of Lester's sixtieth wedding anniversary he and a reluctant Albert plot to escape from the home to deliver roses to the grave of Lester's beloved wife, Elizabeth. Along the way they are mugged, arrested, and they meet Mary, an elderly woman who lives in cold luxury with a family too busy to appreciate or even notice her. Together the three of them lead some frantic retirement home employees on a pursuit through San Francisco to a cemetery in Oakland, where an officious hospital administrator, two young nurses and Lester’s middle aged children learn important lessons through the wisdom of the aged. Originally written for the stage, winner of three national play writing awards, THERE SHOULD BE ROSES is the warm, funny and poignant story of the love that endures for those who live long and well.
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À propos de l'auteur
Dave Williams was born and raised in Sacramento. As a child he was a voracious reader and quickly fell in love with the nuances of words and their context. In high school and college he became a student of dialogue and performance, beginning a 30 year career of stage acting, directing and writing. Dave became a radio deejay at 17. A few years later he was doing a news and talk show. Reading, extemporaneous expression, acting and writing taught him to appreciate the power of stringing the right words together judiciously and economically on stage, on page and on air. "I love the intricate subtleties of the English language," Williams says. "There are no synonyms. No two words mean exactly the same thing because each has its own unique implication, its own personality, just as people do. Implications and inference -- what I say and what you hear -- is the disconnect that creates misunderstanding, doubt and conflict," Williams explains. "In real life it's a wonder we can communicate at all. At some point we have to connect on a spiritual level. That's where the writing gets fun. If you know your characters you can help them get to know each other and take your audience along." Dave and his wife, CarolAnn, live in Dallas, Texas, where he can be heard weekday mornings on 570 KLIF.
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