Visions

- Season 3

(1978)

This is the story of Charlie Smith, a 134-year-old black man, who tells his life story, via flashbacks, to an orderly at his nursing home. The story moves from his childhood days when he was bought as a slave by a Texas farmer, Charlie Smith. Charlie treats the boy as a member of his family. When slaves are free, he decides to stay with Charlie until he dies. After Charlie's death, he assumes his name, as Charlie asked him to do. The story becomes picaresque, as Charlie moves throughout the Old West, being a ranch hand, gambler, train robber, bounty hunter, family man...

Dr. Paulie and his mentor, Professor Fumio, embark on a fantastic escape from their college campus at Coppertone Tech.

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Few places have so long a cultural history and so much dramatic landscape compressed into so few square miles. Soar over the treasures of Britain's western annex, from the southern tip of Cardiff to the summit of Mount Snowdon and from the religious grandeur of Tintern Abbey to the untouched natural beauty of the River Dee pools--all shrouded in mist and never too far removed from the coastline or the past.

This drama explores the relationships and shared history among three characters: Dr. Robert Lewis; his daughter, Clare; and his second wife, Eva. At the outset of the play, stodgy Dr. Lewis has brought Eva to a monthly family dinner at his bohemian daughter's Soho loft. The doctor quietly disapproves of the minimalist decor, but he manages to keep most of his feelings to himself throughout the early stages of the visit. Nevertheless, an ominous tension is palpable. In the middle of the meal, a citywide blackout occurs, compelling all three to look back on painful ...