The Lucky Spot

Assisted by the faithful Turnip and an under aged waif named Cassidy (whom Reed also won at cards and whom he has made pregnant), Reed has christened the place "The Lucky Spot" and is preparing for the grand opening

Cassidy, hoping that Reed will divorce his present spouse and marry her, has secretly arranged for his estranged wife, Sue Jack, to have Christmas parole from the prison where she was committed for doing away with Reed's last lady love

But as Sue Jack and Reed detest each other (or think that they do) her unexpected arrival starts the fur flying; particularly after the volatile Sue Jack, who is supposed to stay on the wagon, comes across both a loaded pistol and a jar of good southern moonshine

Complications multiply - except for the rather forlorn, weak-ankled Lacey - and the sinister Whitt Carmichael (to whom Reed owes money) turns up with a dispossess order. In the end The Lucky Spot proves not to be so lucky, but Reed and Sue Jack do discover that what they think is hate is really love

While the others, in one very funny way or another, also get their just desserts

" the playwright has melded eccentric characters, grotesquely farcical events and genuine compassion into touching comic theatre " - NY Times

"Her newest and probably funniest play " - NY Post