Sun, Aug 04
|Anderson Center Theater
Moonlight & Magnolias
In 1939 Hollywood, legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Anderson Center Theater, 7850 Five Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45230, USA
About The Event
Moonlight & Magnolias
a comedy by Ron Hutchinson
In 1939 Hollywood, legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time.
Directed by: Laura Berkemeier
Produced by: Dan Cohen
David O. Selznick - Ron Mason
Ben Hecht - Mark Metzner
Victor Fleming - Keith Cassidy
Ms. Poppenghul - Lisa White