First in the Annual Playwright’s Competition for Emerging Local Authors Emily Draffen's play "Everyone and Their Mother"
Maralee's decision to "live her truth" throws her adult children's lives into chaos. George (a struggling actor) and Jackie (an exhausted mother) must learn to help themselves while their mother, for the first time in her life, does precisely as she wants. Everyone and Their Mother is a comedy dealing with the expectations we project onto family.
Emily Draffen also directing.
*This competition is named in honor of Teresa Jordan, president of the GCT board of directors from 2019-2022. Her drive to provide more entertainment and educational opportunities to the residents of Shelby County and its surrounding areas are the basis for this competition. To learn more about the competition or submit a script for consideration in Season 53 visit https://www.gctcomeplay.org/teresa-jordan-playwrights-competition/
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THE O''KAYS STAGE PLAY
Halloran Centre at the Orpheum Theatre Memphis (4/19 - 4/19) | |
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...Earnest?
Royal and Derngate (6/9 - 6/9) | |
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RESPECT - The Aretha Franklin Story
The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (3/30 - 3/30) | |
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Failure:A Love Story (LAB)
Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, Univ of Tennessee (3/12 - 4/6) | |
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Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ''The Change'' ®
Pensacola Saenger Theatre (4/17 - 4/17) | |
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Tick Tick BOOM!
Theatreworks at the Square (3/21 - 3/30) | |
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Ain''t Too Proud-The Life and Times of The Temptations
Pensacola Saenger Theatre (6/4 - 6/5) | |
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