THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

By Alfred Uhry; Directed by Tim Ross

November 6-9; 12-16, 2008
(Wed, Thu performances at 7:30pm Fri, Sat at 8pm;Sun at 2:30pm)
Single tickets go on sale July 28, 2008

A comedy/drama by the author of “DRIVING MISS DAISY.”

In Atlanta, “Gone With the Wind” is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but Atlanta’s elitist German Jews are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. Especially concerned is Beulah (Boo) Levy, and her widowed sister-in-law, Reba. Boo is determined to have her dreamy, unpopular daughter, Lala, attend Ballyhoo, believing it will be Lala’s last chance to find a socially acceptable husband. Boo’s brother, Adolph, brings his new assistant, Joe Farkas, home for dinner. Brooklyn-born Joe is several social rungs below the Freitags, in Beulah’s opinion.

Lala, however, hints broadly about him taking her to Ballyhoo, but he turns her down. This enrages Boo, and matters get worse when Joe falls for Lala’s cousin, Reba’s daughter, Sunny, who is home from Wellesley for Christmas vacation. The family gets pulled apart and then mended together with plenty of comedy, romance and revelations along the way. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play.

Recommended for 13 years & up.