A man attempts to better understand his tough-as-nails mother by pressing her to unravel the details of her intense, short-lived friendship with Marilyn Monroe while they were shooting the film, BUS STOP. Based on a true story.

 

 

 

THIS PRESENTATION OF MARILYN, MOM & ME is a lively play reading about Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winner Eileen Heckart, and key relationships with Marilyn Monroe, Rosetta LeNoire, and Eileen's son Luke. Eileen and Marilyn each maneuver through their interaction with the director of Bus Stop, Joshua Logan. 

 

Luke (*Brian Rohan)

Eileen Heckart (*Barbara Chisholm)

Marilyn Monroe (Alisha Soper) 

Rosetta/Ella Fitzgerald (MelodyAnn Fullylove)

Joshua Logan, and additional roles (*Lucien Douglas)

Narrator (Lee Eden)

 

(*Appearing through an Agreement between Southwest Theatre Productions and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.)

 

This is a very special and talented cast directed by Luke Yankee.  

 

 

ABOUT LUKE YANKEE (yes, it's his real name).

Luke is a critically acclaimed author and playwright. His memoir, "Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing up with Eileen Heckart," has been called "One of the most compassionate, illuminating showbiz books ever written," and was named "One of the Ten Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time" (Michael Musto  Village Voice & PaperMag). It is published by Random House with a foreword by Mary Tyler Moore. 

 

There will be a talkback with Luke and the cast immediately afterwards. Luke will also be signing copies of his book, "Just Outside the Spotlight," which will be available for purchase.   

 

Please join us for a night you won't forget, before this play begins full production in a variety of theatres. The Mastrogeorge Theatre is inside Carol Hickey Acting Studio. 

 

FREE AND AMPLE parking. 

 

MARILYN, MOM & ME was a recent Southwest Theatre Productions Grand Prize Winner (Sponsor's Choice) in the annual Rising Artists playwriting competition.