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Moonlight and Magnolias

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Ron Hutchinson 

  • Achoimre

    'There's your first problem. No Civil War movie ever made a dime. Or ever will.' Hollywood, 1939: semi-independent mogul David O.Selznick has just shut down production on the most eagerly anticipated movie in history - his megabudget version of Margaret Mitchell's bestselling novel Gone with the Wind - scrapping the original script and sacking the director in the process. Determined to produce a rewrite in five days, he engages the reluctant services of ace script doctor Ben Hecht - possibly the only person in America who has not read the novel - and the movie's new director Victor Fleming, poached straight from the set of The Wizard of Oz. His reputation on the line, and with nothing but a stockpile of peanuts and bananas to sustain them, Selznick locks himself in his office with his two collaborators, and a marathon creative session begins...

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    4

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    15 May 2004

  • Nótaí faoin Léiriú

    Produced by The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Illinois.

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    First produced at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Ben Hecht William Dick
Victor Fleming Rob Riley
David O. Selznick Ron Orbach
Miss Poppenghul Mary Seibel
Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir Steve Robman
Dearthóir Feistis Birgit Rattenborg Wise
Dearthóir Fuaime Richard Woodbury
Michael Philippi
Ellen Hay
Drámatuirg Tom Creamer
Nick Sandys

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    Ireland and Great Britain

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd

  • Seoladh

    2 St Charles Place
    London W10 6EG
    England

  • Guthán

    +44 (0)20 8964 8811

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.judydaish.com

  • Críoch

    United States of America

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

  • Seoladh

    440 Park Avenue South
    New York, NY 10016
    USA

  • Guthán

    +1 212 6838960

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.dramatists.com

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.