About the Play:

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A Handful of Rainbows is a full-length romantic comedy by Jonathan Troy. This madcap look at the Golden Age of Hollywood centers around an engaging group of "hopefuls," young and old, anxiously await the "big break" which will sweep them on to success and stardom. Whether the characters are struggling with their own loss of success, or learning how to let go of the past, they manage to band together to tell a heartwarming tale that audiences won't forget.

A Handful of Rainbows revolves around sisters Marion and Meg Bradford, both former actresses, who have turned their ramshackle Hollywood home into a boarding house for a slew of starry-eyed performers who live with them. The mortgage is invariably behind and the menus could stand improvement, but the two sisters offer their guests a sincerity of interest and compassion rare in the movie capital. Marion writes plays and Meg watches TV, but they both share the ups and downs of their boarders, a varied and intriguing group, to say the least. Into this lively setting comes Laura Williams, a lovely young actress glowing with talent and determination. A romantic triangle forms, Marion sells a play to a movie producer, and then tragedy strikes when Laura is injured in an automobile accident. But in the end all is set right, and everyone finds his or her "rainbow," and the "pot of gold" which awaits. A Handful of Rainbows is touching, comic and entertaining.

A Handful of Rainbows premiered in 1965 at the Glendale Center Theatre (GCT) in Glendale, California in a production directed by Jonathan Troy. Since then the play has been successfully staged at several professional theatres across the US, and has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and community theatres.

Cast: 6 female, 4 male

About the Playwright:

Jonathan Troy is an American playwright and dramatist. Among his plays are the bewitching comedy All Because of Agatha, the mystery Web of Murder, and the romantic comedy A Handful of Rainbows.