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Moonlight & Magnolias |
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by Ron Hutchinson, directed by Robert Wilson
September 5—October 12, 2008
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm (Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12), Thursdays at 7:30pm (Sept. 18, 26, Oct. 2, 9)
"Pay What You Will" on 9/12
Our season starts with Moonlight & Magnolias, a hilarious Off-Broadway comedy about 1939 Hollywood. When movie mogul David O. Selznick shuts down production of his new epic Gone with the Wind because the screenplay just doesn’t work, he sends for screenwriter Ben Hecht and drags director Victor Fleming off the set of The Wizard of Oz. Then he locks them both in his office and—subsisting on nothing but bananas and peanuts—the three men labor for five days to save the picture. Just in time for the 70th anniversary of Gone with the Wind, it’s a hysterical farce about a legendary film that was almost never made!
Cast
(in order of appearance)
Stephen Dietz (Ben Hecht)
Russell Lessig (Victor Fleming)
David Kester (David O. Selznick)
Molly McGrath (Miss Poppenghul)
Production Staff
Director: Robert Wilson
Production Manager: Lynn Gutstadt
Set Design: Ken Rowland
Set Construction: Ian Swift, David L. Smith
Set Painting: Dhyanis
Costume Design: Michael A. Berg
Lighting Design: Ellen Brooks
Sound Design: Stephen Dietz
Property Design: Sue Anderson
Stage Manager: Suzie Hughes
Rehearsal Assistant: Megan O'Heffernan
Booth Operator: Josh Ferrise
Box Office Manager: Maddy Boom
Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Suomi
Publicity Coordinators: Tinka Ross, Suzie Hughes
Publicist: Kim Taylor
Graphic Design: Mark Shepard
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Reviews "RVP is a company that delivers consistently high quality, but 'Moonlight and Magnolias' is a cut above. RVP's season-opener is no mere home run. It's an out-of-the-park grand slam. Don't miss it.."
–Marin I.J.
"Funny! Hilarious!"
–S.F. Bay Times
"The play is funny and complex and it has a capable cast to make it all work."
–Jeffrey R. Smith, S.F. Bay Area Theater Critics' Circle
"Lessig, Kester, and Dietz have shown over the years that they are able actors..."
–Pacific Sun |
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