The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital.  Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back after a failed singing career on the West Coast returns home and reconnects with her former boyfriend, Doc.; while Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her politically powerful husband in the stomach because she “didn’t like his looks”.  Lenny MaGrath begins the play celebrating her birthday alone, with nothing but a crumpling cookie, a birthday candle, and some extraordinary worries about her family, her sisters, and her future. After Babe is bailed out of jail, the three sisters begin to deal with their complicated relationships, family expectations, and the impending death of their grandfather. Together, they find renewed strength and discover the healing power of laughter.  Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her. In the end the play is the story of how its characters escape the past to seize the future—but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Special thanks to these wonderful sponsors for their generosity in helping bring this show to the stage:

Metal-Tech Fabricators, Inc
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