Community Players

Set entirely on a westbound train over the course of a four-day trip, A Little Journey tells the story of Julie Rutherford, a proud but broken young woman who believes things cannot possibly get any worse-until disaster strikes. In the grand tradition of travelogues, it showcases an eccentric and charming array of passengers: there’s the auburn-topped lady from New York, excruciatingly funny in her ultra-sophistication and yet human; there are two college lads, awkward, yet lovable; the sweet young girl, traveling with her deaf grandma; the self-centered plutocrat who travels in the drawing room; an unmarried mother; Jim West, the big hearted Westerner; and Julie Rutherford, the girl who finds real life after having been hedged about and bound by conventions and traditions. Julie’s down on her luck, and Jim is a lonely rancher who’s survived his own troubled life journey. Jim falls in love, but Julie falls deeper into despair, until a dangerous detour gives them an unexpected chance at happiness.