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January 11, 2017 to January 28, 2017Wednesday: 7:30 pmThursday: 7:30 pmFriday: 7:30 pmSaturday: 7:30 pm. The play's events occur around the Christmas 2004 holiday, when the family of Polly and Lyman Wyeth gather in Palm Springs, California, including their easy-going son and Polly's sister Silda straight out of rehab. Polly and Lyman (a Reagan-like former movie star) are Republicans, while Silda (who with Polly co-wrote a series of MGM comedies in the 60s) is a liberal. Their daughter Brooke Wyeth returns home after a nervous breakdown and an absence of six years. Brooke announces to her family that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history— the suicide of her late brother Henry, who had been involved with the radical underground subculture. It is a wound the parents are passionately opposed to reopening.This is an event that is part of our 104th season. Go to our website to find more deals when booking four or more shows in our season.. 400 King Edward AvenueOttawa, ON K1N 7M7.. Event Details. Location: 400 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa