Terms of Endearment

at the Oak Grove Theater July 30-August 5, 2026

Terms of Endearment
By Dan Gordon

Directed by Greg A. Beam
Produced by Morgan Alberts Smith

Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

A Play by Dan Gordon Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and the Oscar-winning screenplay by James L. Brooks

Experience the “funny and touching” masterpiece that captured the world’s heart on the silver screen. Terms of Endearment follows the life-long, whirlwind relationship between the formidable, highly opinionated Aurora Greenway and her spirited daughter, Emma. From Aurora’s unexpected late-life romance with a retired astronaut to Emma’s resilience through a troubled marriage, this story beautifully captures the delicate, sometimes fractured bonds between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, and lovers both old and new. Based on the film starring Shirley MacLaine, this adaptation explores how we find the courage to face life’s greatest challenges in the people we love most.