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Follow on Google News | Pioneer Playhouse Roasts Gone With the Wind in July and August 2011Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre presents ‘Don’t Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell’
By: Laurie Rowe Communications “Pioneer Playhouse is thrilled to draw attention to the 75th anniversary in a way that acknowledges the literary impact but also skewers the classic in a hilarious way,” says Artistic Director Holly Henson. “It’s like a ‘roast’ of the novel, giving fans something fresh to sink their teeth into.” Written by the mother/son writing team of V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger, the play has Gone With the Wind producer David O. Selznick locking two men in his office for an emergency writing session to “improve” the script. As time goes by, they become increasingly delirious, acting out every major character – and parodying all of GWTW’s greatest moments. Playhouse staff is as determined as Scarlett O’Hara to show theatre guests a good time. A home-style supper – lemon chicken or garlic roast beef stacked between locally-made Briar Knob rye bread, along with cheesy “taters,” coleslaw and local veggies – will be served on the outdoor patio. Accompanying the vittles is Henson’s delightful 80-year-old mother, Charlotte, who perches on a stool on the patio and strums out folk tunes on her guitar. Additionally, the Playhouse is featuring the book, The Secret of the Belles, by Kentucky author Kathryn Witt, http://www.kathywitt.com/ Nearby, the Danville Public Library is hosting a display during the run of the show that will include the novels, Gone With the Wind and The Secret of the Belles, as well as other Civil War-era recommended reads like Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr. (The 1957 Elizabeth Taylor/Montgomery Clift movie of the same name was filmed in Danville and the train station used in several scenes is the Box Office at Pioneer Playhouse.) The display will also feature reprints of local newspaper reviews and stories relating to the 1939 release of the movie, Gone With the Wind and a large Scarlett O’Hara reproduction. INFO The Pioneer Playhouse is located at 840 Stanford Road in Danville, Ky. Reservations: MEDIA CONTACT: Holly Henson, Artistic Director hollyha@aol.com, 859-236-0921 Pioneer Playhouse http://www.PioneerPlayhouse.com End
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