The Sunny Hours...
A Story of Resilience, Destiny and Love

The Sunny Hours is based on the life of a real person, Catherine, a spirited girl ahead of her time, who was born in Seattle in 1922. She overcame much adversity to attend college—unusual for a young woman of the era. At college Catherine and her friends join a hiking club, led by the college Jesuit Priests, which offered them much needed (and affordable) relief from books, work and the lingering pall of the Depression. Soon Catherine meets 'him', and plans her strategy to get 'him', including enlisting friends to help, starting with getting the dirt on 'him'. Her story continues to unfold beyond her college years during conversations with daughter Ella, who discovers her mother's rich and inspiring history. Throughout her life, despite all the challenges Catherine encountered – through the Great Depression, a Polio epidemic, WWII, the COVID 19 pandemic and everything in between, plus raising 12 children - Catherine always overcame, found joys to savor and made all the sunny hours in her life count.

Show Highlights

These highlights are from a performance of The Sunny Hours premiere

in the Tri-Cities WA, August 1-4, 2024.

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3 Kitchens

The Jesuit Priests of Seattle College visit the homes of high school seniors to 'sell' their parents on sending their kids to the fledgling new school.

50 Cents

Of course, we love all the songs, but this one's really fun, fun, fun. Both performers and creators have a special soft spot for the song, but keep that a secret!

Now attending Seattle College, the students learn about a Hiyu Coulee hiking club hike led by the College Jesuit Priests. After nearly burning down the chemistry lab, and hungry for a break from books and jobs, the students each manage to scrape up 50 cents to sign up for the hike.