The Value of Names
Author(s):
Jeffrey Sweet
Company:
Hint of Lime Productions in association with ANDTheatre Company
Running time:
1h 30min approx
Age recommendation:
12+ years
Up-and-coming actress Norma (Lyle) is staying with her father, Benny (Kareken), as she begins rehearsing a project.
They discover the new director assigned to Norma's show is Leo (Hardy), the man who derailed Benny’s acting career by naming his name to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
Norma is faced with the choice of giving up a career-making role or hurting her father, Benny has to deal with the possibility that his daughter may work with the man who betrayed him and Leo has to confront the consequences of his actions so many years ago.