Original Article on The New York Times

Two fresh-faced fishermen, wearing solemn expressions and suspenders, sit on a riverbank, looking as if they were waiting for Norman Rockwell to show up with his easel. Youre on your own now, one of them says. The Orphans Home Cycle: Jenny Dare Paulin and Bill Heck in the first installment of Horton Footes nine-play cycle at the Signature Theater. From left, Gilbert Owuor, James DeMarse and Lucas Caleb Rooney in a scene from The Story of a Childhood, the first part of Horton Foote's nine-play series about growing up in Texas. Hallie Foote and Mike Boland in The Orphans Home Cycle. From left, Henry Hodges, Charles Turner, Pat Bowie and Leon Addison Brown in The Orphans Home Cycle. Im on my own, the other answers, staring straight ahead. He i...(read more)