Summer and Smoke

Alma Winemiller is a shy, religious young woman who grew up pining for the boy next door, John Buchanan. He’s grown up to become a doctor with a penchant for sexual conquest, so when he returns to their Mississippi town to start a medical practice, their strange attraction sets them on a path of turmoil and heartbreak.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in June 2008.

Directed by Michael Hackett

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Ann Gee Byrd as Mrs. Winemiller and Rosemary

Kristen Frazier as Nellie

Mark Kudisch as John Buchanan Jr.

Carlos Lacamara as Papa Gonzalez

Gabriel Olds as Dusty, Vernon, and Archi Kramer

Tina Sánchez as Rosa Gonzalez

David Selby as Dr. Buchanan Senior

Tegan West as Roger Doremus

Armin Shimerman as the Reverend Winemiller

Kitty Swink as Mrs. Bassett

Sarah Zimmerman as Alma Winemiller

Recording, editing and mixing engineer: Mark Holden

Live Sound Effects by Eddie Mills

Music Supervisor: Scott Willis

Original music by Gareth S. Brown

Public Domain (P)2008 L.A. Theatre Works