Theatre Decatur Presents Waiting for Oprah.
Thursday, April 10 – Sunday May 4, 2008
Thursdays – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
It’s the last meeting of the First Tuesday Book Club and Allison, Mia, Fran, Louise, and Janice are all awaiting the arrival of their celebrity guest. Dressed to the nines, Janice is determined to make a good impression on Oprah despite the fact that she hasn’t read the book.
She is thrilled at the idea of being on TV and relishes the thought of being seen by millions, especially by her recently divorced husband Buddy and her overbearing cousin who lives in Chicago! Allison, however, is not at all convinced that Oprah’s arrival will do anything but disrupt the meeting. Despite the fact that she has been re-decorating for months, putting her house in perfect order, she would rather not have that hot light of publicity shining on her.
Meanwhile, Louise, a loving housewife and Oprah devotee, is thrilled at the idea of being in the same room with Oprah. She’s convinced that Oprah’s coming will be the solution to the book club’s dwindling attendance and secretly hopes to garner a few tips on how to deal with a bad perm. Mia, rushing in late, is simply delighted that she hasn’t missed anything yet after having been unavoidably delayed while visiting her wayward brother in jail. And Fran is just waiting for a miracle to change the course of her entire life.
As one hour rolls into the next, with no sign of their guest, the women jump from conclusion to conclusion as they speculate on: Why she is coming? What will she bring? Does this outfit make me look fat? But the question will Oprah come? is ultimately not as important as why they are there, what they learn about themselves and what they mean to each other.