Heart’s Desire

Back in the day, when they were all a lot younger, Delmon “Buck” Short, Harry Smiley and May Ludlow were in a local bar-band called The Country Cousins. Buck and May fell in love, eloped and cut a record that became a modest hit. But May soon tired of a life on the road. She quickly became fed up with the limelight (and also of Buck’s love affair with the bottle) and returned home, eventually falling in love with Harry and marrying him. Buck meanwhile has parlayed his solo act into a pretty decent career as a country rocker. Now, 25 years later, May and Harry are the parents of two teenagers, Alyson and Jake, and Harry is managing May’s family’s funeral home. Then one night, Buck Short reappears out of the blue, burned out and needing refuge (and a few other things). As these old friends reunite, they all question the individual paths they have taken. May is happy in her role as a wife and mother. Buck, now broke, has found a way to perhaps recoup some of the money he has blown over the years. And Harry, whose dream of making music for a living has never left him, seriously contemplates a radical career move. For these three former band mates, this reunion is littered with heart-warming memories, some painful regrets and perhaps a chance at something wonderful… and perhaps even dangerous.

Tickets: $15; available by calling 519-633-8530.
February 28 preview: $10.