Based on the Book by Earl Hamner

The Homecoming, an American theater classic, is based on Earl Hamner's autobiographical writings about love, pride, faith, and survival in rural America during the Great Depression. The Homecoming introduces the Walton family, a 1930s mountain clan living a hardscrabble existence that forces patriarch John Walton to seek work, far from home, in the city. When John fails to return home, as promised, on Christmas Eve, his iron-willed wife Olivia keeps a lid on their children's worry. Oldest son John-Boy, who privately dreams of becoming a writer but worries about disappointing his parents, is dispatched to find his dad. Graceful yet harder-edged than the subsequent TV series The Waltons, The Homecoming reveals, albeit understatedly, much about the pain of poverty even as the family draws strength and closeness through endurance.  

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The Cast of The Homecoming (1984)

Clay-Boy Spencer - Mike Barnett
Olivia Spencer - Rachal Wortham
Clay Spencer - Jimmy Person
Matt Spencer - Craig Millard
Becky Spencer - Anne Barnes
Mark Spencer - Johnny Lee
Shirley Spencer - Mary Ciccocioppo
Luke Spencer - Matthew Taylor
John Spencer - Justin Nobers
Pattie Cake Spencer - Amy Wyman
Grandpa Spencer - Steven McHarness
Grandma Spencer - Joanna Davenport
Birdshot - John Whitley
City Lady - Deborah Sheerin
City Lady’s Helper - Jason Stehly
Charlie Sneed - Steve Barnett
Sheriff - Bill Van Slyke
Ike Godsey - David Williams
Rev. Dooly - Harry Lofton
Little Joseph - Johnny Pickett
Little Mary - Sharon Dixon
Miss Emma - Mary Lou Park
Miss Etta - Bonnie Tyrell
Townspeople - Wendy Brown, Lagray Evans, Stephany Hurt, Jill Jacobs, Barbara Owen, Amanda Wagner, Colleen Wortham, and Beth Wyman

The Cast of The Homecoming (2004)

Clay Spencer - Keith Barnes
Olivia Spencer - Shirley Proctor
Clay-Boy Spencer - Vincent Bridgers
Matt Spencer - Reynold Meraz
Becky Spencer - Kelly Cosgrove
Mark Spencer - Steven Edenfield
Shirley Spencer - Janneka Parrish
Luke Spencer - Ryan Cosgrove
John Spencer - Cameron Carawan
Pattie Cake Spencer - Cassidy Morris
Grandpa Homer - Gene Martin
Grandma Ida - Mary McMurtrey
Birdshot - Brian Shoop
City Lady - Tracy Henthorn
Charlie Sneed - Ben Foster
Sheriff - David Meraz
Ike Godsey - Jonas Jones
Rev. Dooly - TBA
Young “Joseph” - TBA
Young “Mary” - Dani Paynter
Miss Emma Staples - Susan Bowen
Miss Etta Staples - Mary Lou Park

Townspeople - Jenni Collins, Rachel Kreisle, Nancy Garren, Noelle Konich, Tori Paynter, Will Foster, Sarah Kelly, Belinda King

Playbill (1984)

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