15 Jun 1985
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A play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
Sweetwater
The Cure Does Exist.
The story of two childhood friends who have grown apart and are suddenly thrust back into each others lives when a parent develops cancer. They join forces to find the cure but soon realize their lives are danger if they expose the truth.
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Holly Lynch Joella Kabral
John Savage Calvin Kabral
Dean Cain Trey
William Katt Dean Taylor
Sonia Acevedo Nurse Becky
Brian Ames Michael
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