The Rainmaker

Magenta Theater
606 Main St. Vancouver

N. Richard Nash's The Rainmaker has it all: faith, love, humor, emotion and even a little magic. Farm girl Lizzie Curry is best described as "plain." Her marriage prospects and dreams of escape are as dry as her family's drought-ridden farm. Her dad and brothers' efforts to marry her off are laughable. Enter the fast-thinking, smooth-talking "rainmaker" Starbuck, who could solve both the romantic issue and drought problem. Lizzie's father gives the man the last of the family's savings and holds onto his hat. Will Starbuck turn out to be a con man and a liar or is he a hero with magical powers? Nash's funny and poignant American tale brings out the true power of hope during hard times. See this sweet charmer at Vancouver's Magenta Theater.