Gathering for the birthday of a wealthy southern patriarch, the secrets and passions of each family member are forced into the open as it is discovered that "Big Daddy" is dying and the disposition of his wealth may as yet be undetermined.
Thornton Wilder's Pulitizer Prize-winning plays brings to life the fate and foibles of the celebrated Antrobus family - a bold and brassy embodiment of Wilder's vision of the American people.
Norman and Ethel Thayer have been married for forty-eight years that have gone by too fast. This summer, when it comes to love, the whole family is playing it by ear.