Shimmer
Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
1993•1h 35m•7.8/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.8/10(2)
The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
Production
American Playhouse
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Marcus Klemp
John 'Spacy' Callahan
Elijah James Shepard
Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
Mary Beth Hurt
Mother
Tom Bower
Mr. Speck
Clem Tucker Jr.
Teats Bower
Patrick LaBrecque
Tony Kemler
Jake Busey
Richard Halverson
Michael Hyland
Davey Rydell
Robert Breuler
Mr. Kibby
Mary Forcade
Mrs. Speck
Benjamin Salisbury
Young Spacy
William Francis McGuire
Father
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