MOONLIGHTS AND MAGNOLIAS
Beechmont Players
Aug. 2-10
Anderson Center [Anderson Township]
Directed by Laura Berkemeier
Produced by Dan Cohen
Cast: Ron Mason as David O. Selznick, Mark Metzner as Ben Hecht, Keith Cassidy as Victor Flemming & Lisa White as Ms. Poppenghul
In 1939 Hollywood, 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.
- Fri-Sat, Aug. 2-3 at 7:30pm
- Sun, Aug. 4 at 2pm
- Thu-Fri, Aug. 8-9 at 7:30pm
- Sat, Aug. 10 at 2pm
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