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Seeing Stars in Dixie

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 1m

Ron Osborne

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

It's 1956 and Hollywood has arrived in Natchez, Mississippi with its brightest stars to film Raintree County.

Seeing Stars in Dixie

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
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.
History
Originally produced at the Sonoma County Repertory Theatre in Sebastopol, California.
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Performing Groups
CLEMMIE - widowed proprietor of a small tea room, 59
TOOTIE - the take-charge kind of person in any crowd, 35 to 50
GLEASE - a modest man more comfortable in the company of women, 50s
JO BETH - a beauty queen wannabe prone to disasters, 25 to 35
MARJORIE - a socially prominent lady-about-town, 30 to 50

Marjorie (or a sixth actress) could protray the famous personality seen in the closing scene.

  • Time Period 1950s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"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

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Ron Osborne

Ron Osborne
Ron Osborne's plays - including the six full-length plays published by Samuel French - have been produced by hundreds of theatres throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as recognized in more than 90 national playwriting competitions. A number of monoloques from his plays appe ...
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