![]() ![]() ![]() Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy’s most explosive character a man you should hate, but a man you’ll come to love, in this stingingly authentic production. As Ben struggles to become his own man against the intimidation of his father, he’s forced to stand up, even fight back, against a man who refuses to give in. Ben, at eighteen the oldest of Bull and Lillian’s three children, is a natural athlete whose best never satisfies his father. Bull’s wife, Lillian, is a beautiful steel magnolia without her cool head and infinite patience, the family would fall apart. His swaggering mask is all Marine, and entitles him to be the absolute ruler of his family, which he handles with all the tenderness and understanding of a drill sergeant shaping up a class of new recruits. Bull Meecham fighter pilot, warrior, juggler, clown and bully a hard drinking terror of a man who calls himself The Great Santini actually hides behind his misnomer. The Astonishing Autobiographical Bestseller By The Author Of Beach MusicToday his family would be called dysfunctional. ![]()
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