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Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s Belfry Theatre presents The Lilies of the Field, a comedy/drama opening tonight at The Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville.
It’s the third show in Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s 57th season, and the show is dedicated to the late Sidney Poitier, an actor who starred in the 1963 film of the same name about a traveling African American handyman, Homer Smith, who helps a group of German-speaking nuns build a chapel.
As the story goes, the handyman stops by a farm in rural Arizona and is welcomed by Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany. Realizing that the farm needs a lot of work, Homer takes on several repair projects for the women, who are led by the headstrong Mother Maria. Impressed by Homer’s kindness and strong work ethic, the nuns come to believe that he has been sent by God to help build them a chapel.
Poitier was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
The play is by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by William E. Barrett and presented with permission by Dramatists Play Service.
The show is directed by Linnea Leatherman and will be on stage March 18-27 at The Ivy Tech Auditorium, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for ages 12 and younger and ages 65 and older. For reservations, call (317) 773-1085 or visit thebelfrytheatre.com.