MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
SSCC Theatre
April 14-16
Southern State Community College’s Central Campus [Hillsboro]
Directed by Rainee Angles
Cast: Jacob Bice as David O. Selznick, Camden Griffith as Ben Hecht, Shawn Thomsen as Victor Fleming & Chelsea Heifner as Miss Poppenghul
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 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 fueled by Miss Poppenghul, 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.
- Fri-Sat, April 14-15 at 7:30pm
- Sun, April 16 at 3:30pm
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