Buttercups is a theater drama about age-related memory disorders, family secrets, and healing.

Full Length

Genre: Drama

Acts: Two

Cast: Adult: 5 Women, 4 Men. Juvenile: 3 Female, 4 Male

Performance History:

  • World Premiere held at the Little Town Players, Bedford, Virginia in February 2025

SYNOPSIS:

Set in 1968 with flashbacks to the 20’s, 40’s and 50’s, this gripping drama is the story of Earldean Jarvis. Earldean lives in the past, the pleasant past when she was the belle of the ball, the wife of an important county businessman, and the mother of a football star and future doctor. Forgotten, however, are family secrets and more than one person’s share of tragedy. One of the things she’s forgotten is her other son, Tom. He too has a troubled past he wishes to make up for, before it’s too late. Age-related memory disorders take center stage in this important story that is told with sensitivity, care, a little humor and hope.