Westport Community Theatre Presents Moonlight and Magnolia

Westport Community Theatre opens the 2011 / 2012 season with a madcap comedy, "Moonlight and Magnolias" by Ron Hutchinson, directed by Jessica Denes. It's 1939 Hollywood, and legendary movie producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of the biggest and most expensive movie of his career, "Gone With the Wind." In desperation, he brings playwright Ben Hecht and director Victor Fleming in to save the script... Think locked room... script rewrite... haven't read the book... Scarlett... Rhett... bananas... and the result is a fast-paced, slapstick farce that keeps audiences laughing - and guessing - until the end.

Starring four of the finest actors in Fairfield County - John Bachelder as director Victor Fleming, Bob Fillipowich as producer David O. Selznick, Cindy Hartog as the erstwhile secretary Miss Poppenghul, and Rick Waln as writer Ben Hecht - the play runs September 16-October 2, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm, and Thursday, September 22 at 8:00 pm. Westport Community Theatre at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport.

Tickets are $18 - $20; for reservations and information go to (203) 226-1983 or go to www.westportcommunitytheatre.com for directions.

Seniors discount of $2, groups of 10 or more enjoy a $2 per ticket discount, and there is a special "Student Rush" discount 15 minutes prior to performances for students of all ages with a valid student identification card.