Gene Garrison is a grown man with a successful career, but when his parents arrive for a visit, he finds himself in the awkward position of feeling like a child again. When tragedy strikes, Gene is forced to examine his responsibility to himself and his family in new ways.
What Is the Story of I Never Sang for My Father?
As the play begins, fortysomething professor Gene Garrison is meeting his elderly parents at the train station to help them get settled in their suburban New York home after several months in Florida. Gene has had a difficult relationship with his aloof, judgmental father, who rejected his daughter when she married someone he didn’t approve of. Both parents have health problems, but Gene, who’s a widower, would love to move to California to be near a woman he’s begun dating. Over the course of the two-act play, Gene experiences loss, is confronted by his long-absent sister and must face the demands of a needy parent while attempting to come to terms with complicated feelings for his dad.