by R.T. Robinson
Tood, Weetsie, and Sybill are brides in rural Louisiana in 1943. Each married a Cliffert brother. The men are off to war and a local news story about these young wives keeping the home fires burning intrigues Henry Luce. He decides that they belong on the cover of Life Magazine and assigns Kate Miller to the story. She has been covering the war in Europe and, though she views doing a "women's piece" as a career set-back, she accepts because it will be her first cover story. Kate spends a week with the Cliffert women, and her haughty urban attitude gives way to sympathy as she begins to understand them while coming face-to-face with her own powerlessness in a man's world. Filled with charm and fun, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the
struggle for self-wort
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Footloose the Musical (7/11/24-7/28/24)
Sideways (6/6/24-6/23/24)
Jesus Christ Superstar (5/2/24-5/19/24)
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Evil Dead: The Musical (10/12/23-10/29/23)
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Escape to Margaritaville (7/6/23-7/23/23)
Perfect Wedding (6/8/23-6/18/23)
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Compass Rose Theater 2024-25 Season
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Footloose the Musical
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The Lion King
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It's a Wonderful Life
The Cumberland Theatre (12/5 - 12/22) | |
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Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
The Cumberland Theatre (10/10 - 10/27) | |
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Baltimore Theatre Project (8/15 - 8/31) | |
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& Juliet
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