Casey Audrain has long wanted to stage “The Diviners” at PM&L Theatre — and now she has her chance to direct a play she said she’s loved since she first saw it in the 1980s. It’s not a comedy or a ...

Author Rick Moody has somewhat of a cult following, and after reading his latest novel “”The Diviners,”” it’s easy to see why. His writing style is very distinct, characterized by short sentences and ...

An epic novel with scads of characters has to be a daunting prospect for any audiobook narrator. The gold standard in pulling it off is Roy Dotrice, whose performances of four titles in George R.R.

Screaming, Buddy Layman (Rod Bagheri) is swept away in the water he has feared his whole life. The sound cuts out, replaced with only the gurgling of rushing water; the cast slows down, intensifying ...

A search for water and a search for salvation cross paths in Sacramento State’s production of Jim Leonard Jr.’s drama The Diviners. Directed by Theatre and Dance Professor Michelle Felten, The ...

Occurring during the Great Depression, Mission Viejo’s presentation of the “The Diviners” relates the story of a rural town that thirsts for water and hope. For water, they turn to Buddy (Steve Rada) ...

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The mournful strains of that heartland hymn “Amazing Grace” sound over the drab-colored set as “The Diviners” opens. The somber music sets the tone. For this is a land of mourning, a place where ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Technical Community College theater workshop and Gallery Players will entertain audiences again this semester with their latest production, Jim Leonard Jr.'s "The ...

Thomas Mitchell admits “The Diviners” is a sad play. “But it also is cathartic,” said Mitchell, director of the show opening Friday at CLC in Grayslake. Mitchell, an associate professor of theater at ...

Set in rural Indiana in the early 1930s, Jim Leonard Jr.’s 1980 play, “The Diviners,” drips with a period regionalism that is almost folkloric in tone. The play requires careful handling, or its ...