The title character of The Oldest Living Graduate is Colonel J. C. Kinkaid, an aging lion of Bradleyville in West Texas. The Colonel, a 75-year-old Wolrd War I veteran, has been partially paralyzed by a stroke, and is confined to a wheelchair. Cranky and on the verge of dementia, he lives in the sprawling ranch house of his son Floyd and daughter-in-law Maureen. When Floyd and his friend Clarence hatch a plan to develop some land his father has clung to for years and insisted remain untouched, the Colonel’s ornery nature erupts into full-scale conflict, especially when the Colonel resists Floyd’s attempt to promote the project through a ceremony honoring the Colonel as the “Oldest Living Graduate” of the Mirabeau B. Lamar Military Academy in Galveston.

“After 30-odd years, I remembered how funny The Oldest Living Graduate was. What I forgot is how touchingly poetic it is.” – Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News.

“In this tautly plotted, convincing play set in 1962, John S. Davies superbly plays Col. J. C. Kinkaid, a veteran who has not been completely well since his days in the trenches of World War I,” – Glenn Arbery, Park Cities People.

This show is rated PG-13 for adult language and mature themes.

What: Preston Jones’ The Oldest Living Graduate

When: June 05 – July 06, 2008.

  • Thursdays at 7:30 PM
  • Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM
  • Sundays at 2:00 PM

Admission: $22.00 – $32.00

Tickets: Please call 214.828.0094