The Storm in the Barn, a historic fable that views the 1930s Dust Bowl through the eyes of an 11-year-old child, hits the Sherbino Theater stage Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 9-12. The cast and crew, from left to right standing in the back row, are Derek Jones, Polly Kroger, Jen Sawyer, Cristy Sulewski, Hayden Powell and Marita Robinson. Seated on the bed are Natasha Hessler and Darlene Sprague. In front are Dory Wick, seated on the stage, and Josef Mayfield. Photo courtesy Colin Sullivan
‘The Storm in the Barn’ blends history, fantasy
Any student of history knows the Dust Bowl, the decade-long disaster that ravaged tens of millions of acres of land across the southern plains of the U.S. in the 1930s, was solved through a combination of improved farming methods and rain — glorious, regular rain that finally washed away the drought that had gripped the prairies and ruined lives.
But for 11-year-old Jack Clark, the solution is more fantastical, more magical. It’s figuring out who the sinister figure is that’s moved into the...
