Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Opening Night Gala - Friday, May 31

The scene takes place in the small Texas town of McCarthy in 1975. Inside of a five-and-dime store, a reunion is planned for the members of a local 1950s James Dean fan club.

An odd assortment of women arrive, revealing hidden secrets..Among the women returning for the reunion is Mona, a disturbed woman who, in the '50s, got a job as an extra on the Giant shoot and nine months later gave birth to a son, who she claims is James Dean's child. There is Sissy, a wisecracking waitress, and also Joanne, who holds a shocking secret that is revealed at the reunion.

Besides the three main players, a collection of supporting characters maneuver around the periphery. They are Stella Mae, the wife of a rich petroleum executive; Edna Louise, a shy, withdrawn woman with numerous children; Juanita, the manager of the five-and-dime store; and Joe Qualley, a young man who likes to dress up in women's clothing.

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