The Public Theatre of Kentucky is bringing Designing Women THE PLAY to Kentucky, bringing the megahit television series to life for our current age. Teeming with raucous hilarity and channeling the series’ one-of-a-kind, trademark voice, Designing Women sets out to re-unite its audience—if nothing else—in laughter. It’s 2020, and Julia, Suzanne, Mary Jo, and Charlene are partners in the Atlanta-based interior design firm Sugarbaker’s—but with the firm in crisis, they’re on the verge of a radical decision to sell the business and separate. A timely, whip-smart, and deeply funny new Southern comedy set to take the theatre world by storm.
Playwright Linda Bloodworth Thomason is the creator/writer of the television series Designing Women, one of CBS Television's most successful comedy series, "What I really wanted to do was take those women as we last saw them and set them down right now," Bloodworth-Thomason said. "They have the same history, are the same people, have the same attitudes, the same philosophies, but they're talking about #MeToo and the Kardashians and Donald Trump and all that's going on right now."
Audition Documents
*Disclaimer: This production contains strong adult language and commentary on events before and during 2020. This is not a reenactment of an episode. This is a brand new, stand-alone script by the television show's creator. The ladies of Sugarbaker's haven't changed, but the world around them has. They observe and discuss as only they can - with sass, humor, and, most importantly, acceptance and love. If you are uncomfortable with adult language or playing a character with different political and social views, this may not be the show for you. We will see you at the next audition.