Benediction (play)

Last updated April 20, 2025

Benediction is a play by Eric Schmiedl, based on the novel Benediction by Kent Haruf,^[1]^[2]^[3] about a small fictional town called Holt, Colorado. There is an old man named Dad Louis, and the story is around him. He ends up dying from cancer.

Cast

Dad Louis - Mike Hartman
Mary Louis - Joyce Cohen
Rob Lyle - Ed Martin
Beverly Lyle - Nancy Lemenager
John Wesley Lyle - Nick Lamedica
Alene Johnson - Nance Williamson
Willa Johnson - Billie McBride
Lorraine Louis - Kathleen McCall
Genevieve Larson - Amelia Corrada
Alice - Zoe Stahlhut
Berta May - Lelsie O'Caroll
Luann - Tracy Shaffer

References

↑ Wittman, Juliet (February 9, 2015). "Review: Benediction Is a Fitting Tribute to Kent Haruf". Westword . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
↑ Kennedy, Lisa (February 11, 2015). "Review: Denver Center's "Benediction" fittingly sorrowful, celebratory". The Denver Post . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
↑ "'Benediction' Ends Trilogy About Fictional Town Of Holt, Colorado". CBS Denver. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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[1] Wittman, Juliet (February 9, 2015). "Review: Benediction Is a Fitting Tribute to Kent Haruf". Westword . Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[2] Kennedy, Lisa (February 11, 2015). "Review: Denver Center's "Benediction" fittingly sorrowful, celebratory". The Denver Post . Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[3] "'Benediction' Ends Trilogy About Fictional Town Of Holt, Colorado". CBS Denver. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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