Abingdon Theatre Company will present the world premiere of the comedy My Deah by John Epperson (aka Lypsinka).
Previews begin October 13th prior to an official opening on October 25th. Mark Waldrop (Bea Arthur: Just Between Friends) directs. Nancy Opel (Urinetown, Fiddler on the Roof) stars. The show recently had a sold-out workshop at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre.The show is, according to press notes, a "Southern-fried version of Euripides' Medea" that promises "more blood, more laughs, and more violence, all in the name of comedy. When My Deah Hedgepeth confronts her husband Gator, her friends, the Governor of Mississippi—and carries out her plans for revenge—y'all just might die laughin'!"John Epperson's film credits include Witch Hunt, Wigstock: The Movie, Angels in America, and Kinsey. His stage credits include I Could Go On Lip-Synching!, Now It Can Be Lip-Synched, Lypsinka! A Day In The Life, As I Lay Lip-Synching, and Lypsinka Must Be Destroyed! His official website is www.lypsinka.com.Videos