Jack Kirkland adapted from the novel by Erskine Caldwell Full Length, Comedy Characters: 6 male, 5 female Exterior Set The story of the Lester's of "Tobacco Road," of father Jeeter who dreams of planting a garden beside his ramshackle home, the idiotic son who marries a ravenous evangelist and drives an automobile to destruction, a daughter with strong sexual inclinations, another who is sold into marriage for $7. This heralded play ran for over 3,000 performances