Set in rural Louisiana during World War II, this play follows the lives of six women thrown together by the war. Three young wives are living with their husbands' mother in her home, waiting for the men to return. The family's situation is chronicled in the local press by reporter Addie May and is picked up by Life magazine, whose reporter is struggling to compete for good assignments in a male-dominated world. She is frustrated at being given yet another "women's story," but trudges out to give it her best shot. She finds the three young wives, Tood, Sybil, and Weetsie, and their mother-in-law Ola surprisingly interesting. Romantic, yet smart and practical Tood, who is pregnant, dreams of escaping the small town when the war ends. Earthy, hedonistic Sybil longs for the sexual pleasures she enjoyed with her husband. Rigid, religious Weetsie is the only one who sees the hard reality of what her life will be when her womanizing husband returns. Ola is awaiting the death of her own unfaithful husband, whose unsavory exploits foreshadow the future his daughters-in-law can look forward to. Kate, is the hard-boiled reporter whose encounters with the women make her question her own values and lifestyle. The idealistic Tood, the passionate, tragic Sybil, the unsympathetic Weetsie all impact her life in ways she does not foresee. COVER OF LIFE is a story fraught with unease. From the monologues of the women, who make up six of the seven cast members, to the interplay between them, there is something that makes the audience uncomfortable and ill at ease in the best possible sense. You're pulled in; you become part of the story. This play is not meant for children.
Show Times THURS,FRI, SAT, Curtain is at 7:30 PM
SUNDAY MATINEE 2:30
February 5-27, 2010
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