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By Richard Lyres
Special to the Rappahannock News
Johanna Day, a 1981 graduate of Rappahannock High School, is currently appearing in the successful debut of a new play at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
This story is more than “a local gal makes good.” It is a story of a talented actress in a critically acclaimed play which has nearly everything: pathos, drama, and comedy.
The play also offers evocative and incisive glimpses into the lives of people many of us know (or often read about in the news), making it topical and identifiable in a personal way.
Day stars in a “pitch perfect” role but all players contribute to the whole and the synergy is palatable and energizing.
There’s also a short dance number by Fred Shiffman, the leading man who plays Day’s husband, that’s almost worth the price of admission.
Day, who is called “Jo” by her family and friends, is the daughter of the late Eileen Day of Sperryville and Walter Day of Flint Hill. Her large family, including her dad and eight other
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