The Adobe Rose Theatre presents Moonlight and Magnolias
By Ron Hutchinson. Directed by Staci Robbins.
In this hilarious comedy by Ron Hutchinson, it's 1939 and Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn't work. So what's an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film's stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time.
As a special thank you to our loyal supporters, please join us for refreshments on Saturday, March 18, at 6:30 pm for an opening night reception. Tickets only $20, buy now before they sell out!
"Consumers of vintage Hollywood insider stories will eat up Hutchinson's diverting conjecture as to what actually happened behind those closed doors.
- Variety
"Frankly, my dear, this is one funny play…a rip-roaring farce…[with] witty, pointed dialogue and hilarious situations…"
- NY Daily News
"…a lot of fun…dispenses a good deal of insider's dope on the professional and personal dynamics that fueled the production [of Gone with the Wind]…plenty of genuine wit in the dialogue, and the characters are drawn with such affection that one can't help but cheer for them."
- NY Post
"…a Hollywood dream-factory farce…At once a hyperventilating slapstick comedy, an impassioned love song and a blazing critique of Hollywood…just when you think it's all fun and games… [Hutchinson] turns the tables…he has a gift for enveloping you in blackness. And then, with a single line…he also can lift the heavy cloud and get on with the hilarity."
- Chicago Sun Times
Starring: Ann Roylance, Colin Borden, Hamilton Turner, and Jordan Leigh*
*Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Performances
Thursday, March 16 • 7:30pm
Friday, March 17 • 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18 • 7:30pm
Sunday, March 19 • 3pm
Thursday, March 23 • 7:30pm
Friday, March 24 • 7:30pm
Saturday, March 25 • 7:30pm
Sunday, March 26 • 3pm
Thursday, March 30 • 7:30pm
Friday, March 31 • 7:30pm
Saturday, April 1 • 7:30pm
Sunday, April 2 • 3pm
Tickets
$20. To purchase tickets online, visit BrownPaperTickets.com. To purchase by phone, call: (800) 838-3006 ext. 1
Contact info
Adobe Rose Theatre adoberosetheatre.org
505.629.8688 adoberosetheatre@gmail.com