Theater Review: ‘The Roads to Home’

Set in 1920s Texas, in the fictitious town of Harrison, “The Roads to Home” demonstrates the slow but not necessarily serene quality of days gone by in small-town America.

(L–R) Vonnie Hayhurst (Harriet Harris), Annie Gayle Long (Rebecca Brooksher), and Mabel Votaugh (Hallie Foote) meet to share gossip and friendship in Horton Foote's quiet but stirring “The Roads to Home.” James Leysne

NEW YORK—Set in 1920s Texas, in the fictitious town of Harrison, “The Roads to Home” demonstrates the slow but not necessarily serene quality of days gone by in small-town America.

The two-time Oscar winner Horton Foote (screenplays for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Tender Mercies”) presents the drama in three interlinked one-acts.

I am reminded of Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town,' which is pervaded by calm acceptance.