The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
Marcus Klemp
as John 'Spacy' Callahan
Elijah James Shepard
as Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
Mary Beth Hurt
as Mother
Tom Bower
as Mr. Speck
Clem Tucker Jr.
as Teats Bower
Patrick LaBrecque
as Tony Kemler
Jake Busey
as Richard Halverson
Michael Hyland
as Davey Rydell
Robert Breuler
as Mr. Kibby
Mary Forcade
as Mrs. Speck
Benjamin Salisbury
as Young Spacy
William Francis McGuire
as Father
