Carrie Watts in Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" may tug at Tony's heartstrings.

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Foote's plays are often deceptively simple, cherishing the common, small-town man, and "The Trip to Bountiful" is no exception.

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Most of the parts in this production of "The Trip to Bountiful, " which takes place in Texas circa 1953, are played by black actors.

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" Kristine Nielsen of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, " Holland Taylor in her one-woman show, "Ann, " and Cicely Tyson in "The Trip to Bountiful.

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He had already put in two solid hours performing in "The Trip to Bountiful, " but heard a group of people had stayed after the show to speak to some of the creators.

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Otherwise, "The Trip to Bountiful" is without flaw.

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