The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, Inc., in conjunction with Playwright Courtney Smith, presents the play Welcome Home. This drama will transport the audience to the time when Pearl Buck, Oscar Hammerstein and James Michener created the Welcome House Adoption Program for mixed race children. Through the play we will see these three characters grapple with the tough choices of the day and the realization that all children should be treated equally without regard to race or country of origin.

Before the play, Janet Mintzer, CEO of Pearl S. Buck International, will speak to the audience about the Welcome House Adoption Program and how it has benefited countless children and families through its long and successful history.

The cast includes Stephanie Bachman, Larry Davis, Danny Boone, and Jim Norris. Each cast member brings years of experience to the stage. They all have performed in the Greenbrier Valley Theater as well as other theaters in the region.

Proceeds from the play will benefit the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation’s Museum Reinvestment Campaign which is raising funds for structural repairs to the property. For more information, contact the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum at 304-653-4430 or info@pearlsbuckbirthplace.com.