'Moonlight and Magnolias' opens July 11 at The Playhouse

MONROE — The Playhouse at Museum Village continues its 19th season with the slapstick comedy, “Moonlight and Magnolias” by Ron Hutchinson. Performances are scheduled for July 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m., and on Sundays, July 20 and 27 at 3 p.m. All performances are at The Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M, in Monroe.

Hollywood is abuzz in 1939. 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. "Frankly, my dear, this is one funny play…” It is directed by Donna Polichetti.

Tickets to individual performances are $22 each, which includes dessert at intermission consisting of apple pie, ice cream, iced tea and coffee. Group rates are available and reservations are suggested.

For more information, call the Box Office at 845-294-9465 or visit CTMWP.ORG.

Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players, Inc. is an incorporated, non-profit organization that has been performing in the mid-Hudson since 1978.