“The Curious Savage”

Come join us for Bravo Boro's first show of our 2023 season, The Curious Savage by John Patrick!

Director: Madison Tobeck

Assistant Director: Juliana Romano

Producer: Janice Denson

This show runs February 24th - March 5th at the Mills-Pate Arts Center 7120 Old Nashville Highway Murfreesboro, TN

Tickets available now at https://bravoboro.theater/

Plot summary:

Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of her grown-up stepchildren’s efforts to get their hands on it. Knowing that the widow’s wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of the fortune, the stepchildren commit her to a sanatorium hoping to “bring her to her senses.” In the sanatorium Mrs. Savage meets various social misfits. In getting to know them, she realizes that she will find happiness with them and plans to spend the rest of her life as one of them. But when the doctor tells her there is no reason why she should remain, she hesitates to go out into a hard world where people seem ready to do anything for money. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs. Savage, but she preserves her equanimity and leads them on a merry chase. At last, her new friends conspire to get rid of her stepchildren, and through their simple belief in the justice of her cause, they enable Mrs. Savage to carry out her plans.