Ron Osborne

Full Length, Comic Drama

1 m, 4 f

Int.

It's 1956 and Hollywood has arrived in Natchez, Mississippi with its brightest stars to film Raintree County . Meanwhile at Clemmie's, a Natchez tea room, the widowed proprietor who has a fascination with movies and a secret admirer, oversees her own cast of characters: Tootie, her take charge friend; Jo Beth, a former beauty queen; Glease, a man more comfortable with women than macho men, and Marjorie, an unethical social climber. Competition for a small role in the movie brings out the best and worst of these memorable characters. Twists, turns and revelations lead Clemmie to trade a moment of fame for love and the chance to impact the lives of people dear to her. Originally produced at the Sonoma County Repertory Theatre in Sebastopol, CA.

"A warm, funny play ... hilarious, heart-warming, sassy Southern comedy ... a standing ovation."-Asheville Citizen-Times

"Offers jolly good fun ... tightly crafted dialogue delivers a chuckle a minute."-Starkville Daily News

FEE: $75 per performance.

Other Ron Osborne titles available from Samuel French include:
First Baptist of Ivy Gap
Ruby's Story
Showtime at First Baptist
Wise Women
Saturday Night at Old Smokey