Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling: June 26th-28th
At Truvy's beauty salon in 1980's Louisiana, personalities are big and hairdos are bigger. Yet through the tumult of ordinary life and unexpected pain, these six women embody true womanhood, delicate as a flower yet with the longsuffering and endurance of steel. Come and experience grief & hope, humor & tragedy, love & loss in Bread and Wine Theatre Company's production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling.
Annelle - Tia René Williams; Shelby - Katherine Garrett; M'Lynn - Lisa Karpowicz; Truvy - Melody Valen Quinn; Clairee - Laura Kyro; Ouiser - Ann Egenriether.
Featuring three-time Grammy award-winning baritone, Antonio Watts, voicing over the DJ of KPPD.
Directed by Haley Clegg; Produced by Owen Brown; Asst. Directed by Matt Dossett; Stage Management by Kaitlyn Beth; Costumes by Sonya Valentine; Scenic Design by Matt Dossett; Graphic Design by Mary Keane.
Recommended Viewing Age: 12+
Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the Murder by Owen Brown: August 6th, 8th, and 9th
Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the Murder by Owen Brown is a Bread and Wine Theatre Company production, directed by Eric Satterfield, produced by Owen Brown, and staged managed by Tara Laurel with graphic design by Mary Keane. It is taken close to verbatim from eyewitness accounts found in Thomas Jefferson's An Appendix to the Notes on the State of Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family first published in 1800 and John Adlum's Memoirs of the Year 1794. Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography.
Eyewitnesses grapple with the Yellow Creek Massacre of April 1774 and the resultant violences which ultimately led to Logan's Lament. Their disparate accounts, seen through Jefferson’s eyes, invite audiences into a haunting narrative from America’s history in which forgiveness is the only way out.
Recommended Viewing Age: 12+
2nd Annual Christmas Short Play Festival: Dates TBA
We are so excited to announce our winners for our 2nd Annual Christmas Short Play Competition! They will be performed at our Christmas Short Play Festival this December at the Historic Sappington House (1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis) along with a runner-up from last year's competition, Blessings by John McEnerney.
A shout-out to this runners-up, The Empty Chair by Jordan Matt-Zeitler and Kindergarten Christmas by Ryan Vaughan. And a big thank you to all one hundred and twenty contestants who submitted!