Foxfire opens Friday

ITAC - The Iowa Theatre Artists Company in Amana will present Foxfire by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn beginning this weekend. A tribute to the preservation of Appalachian heritage, Foxfire is the story of Annie Nations, a woman fighting to save her mountain farm from a brash real estate developer who wants to turn her land into a vacation resort. Her son, a country singer, comes to see Annie with the news that his wife has run off and his two children need her. Annie's battle to decide her future takes her through some heartfelt, touchingly funny and magical flashbacks of her life on the farm with her husband Hector. This story is a staunch tribute to the tenacity of mountain dwellers, and a celebration of a woman's will to maintain her home and family. The cast includes Meg Merckens (pictured) as Annie Nations and Rob Gardner as Annie’s husband, Hector.