Chris Cannon posted on September 23, 2011 15:32
ROME, Ga. — Berry College’s E.H. Young Theatre presents “Moonlight and Magnolias” Sept. 29 through Oct. 6.
The comical play by Ron Hutchinson centers on legendary producer David O. Selznick who faces a terrible problem. He is three weeks into shooting his latest historical epic “Gone with the Wind,” but the script is simply amateur and isn’t working. He fires his director, and suspends shooting until he figures out what to do next. In a frenzy, Selznick offers screenwriter Ben Hecht $15,000 for a complete rewrite of the screenplay.
Determined to make this storyline a success he calls in director Victor Fleming who is finishing “The Wizard of Oz” to direct “Gone with the Wind.” He locks Fleming, Hecht and himself in his office for five days, with bananas and peanuts as their only food, in an effort to pull together a new script by the end of the week.
“The play is a fun, farcical look at the behind-the-scene birth of one of the most beloved films of all time,” according to Talking Broadway.
Directed by Berry Associate Professor John Countryman, “Moonlight and Magnolias” shows nightly at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $7 except for opening night which is $5. The play open to the public and is rated PG-13 due to adult language.
For more information call 706-238-7960. To access a complete list of fine arts events scheduled for Berry College visit us online at
http://www.berry.edu/, click on the events tap located in the lower right hand corner of the page and click on “view event calendar.”