The Chicago Gypsies

Set in the Midwest during the Great Depression, this family-friendly play is a story about the migratory life of a "show business" child.  Carolina Lee, called "Charley", is the youngest actress in the company that suddenly finds itself stranded, and she becomes a "drop-in" at the local school, where "recess is more like a Roman coliseum".  Three generations: the undaunted Charley; her temperamental actress-mother and her loving, song-and-dance father; and Charley's "illegitimate adopted grandmothers" stubbornly see their way through these "worst of times" and"best of times" with the miracle of loving, quiet survival.  (Rated G-family friendly)