| Patio/Porch | |
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| Dates | 28 - 30 May 2026 |
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| Venue | The Tower Theatre |
| Director | Gloria Rowe |
| Producer | Julie Morrow |
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The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society presented Patio/Porch on 28th- 30th May 2026 at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. An amateur production by special arrangement with Broadway Licencing, LLC. Servicing the Dramatists Play Service Collection.
Foreword
I first read this play back in 2011 when I was studying American Theatre Arts in small town Texas. Jack Heifner was the playwright in residence at the time and this play formed part of our playwriting course. Being taught by the playwright himself gave me a much wider insight into the context and inspiration of the play and that's one of the main reasons it's stuck with me for so many years.
Patio/Porch looks closely at the lives of four ordinary women in small town Texas. Their hopes, dreams, fears and everything in between. Set in the 70s, the plays explore the roels and relationships of women, at home and in the wider world, themes which are just as relevant today.
It's been such a pleasure to direct these plays with four wonderful actors who have all immersed themselves in the world we are creating. They deeply understand the nuances of the text, the context of the characters and the journey we want to take the audience on.
I hope you enjoy watching this intimate snapshot into the lives of these women as much as we have creating it.
Gloria Rowe, Director