May 2003

It’s 1948. The war is over. Morality, family and sense of duty create the true north of daily life. But in a small Minnesota farming community, two young boys, Gil and Ray, have fallen in love. One chooses to pursue that love, the other chooses to turn away. In Thief River, Lee Blessing, one of America’s most prolific and widely-produced playwrights, explores what happens during a lifetime when duty is chosen over love and appearances are lived instead of truth.