Shimmer

Shimmer

7.8IMDb Score
Released:1993-10-01
Genre:Drama
Duration:95 min
Director:John Hanson
Actors:Marcus Klemp, Elijah James Shepard, Mary Beth Hurt, Tom Bower, Clem Tucker Jr.
Production:American Playhouse

Overview:

The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.

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