Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
By Alan Ball
February 7 to February 24, 2013
The Story
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy, the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom; Georgeanne, whose heartbreak over her own failed marriage triggers outrageous behavior; Meredith, the bride's younger sister whose precocious rebelliousness masks a dark secret; and Trisha, a jaded beauty whose die-hard cynicism about men is called into question when she meets Tripp, a charming bad-boy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women's spirit.
Theatre
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress was presented in the Goldman Theater at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center.
Artists
Cast:
| Frances: | Toni Clair |
| Meredith: | Krista Delong |
| Trisha: | Janae Riha |
| Georgeanne: | Lauren Culver |
| Mindy: | Tiana Marie Akers |
| Tripp: | Garrett Jurss |
Creative:
| Director: | Nicholas Murphy |
| Stage Manager: | Jessica Meguiar |
| Lighting Designer: | Jonathan Whiteley |
| Scenic Designer: | Nicholas Murphy |
| Costume Designer: | Sherrie Hill |
| Properties Designer: | Cheryl Murphy |
| Master Carpenter: | Will McCabe |
Reviews Our Production of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
http://orlandoweekly.com/arts/visual/live-active-cultures-1.1443601