Having had successful runs in Atlanta and Nashville, Louie & Ophelia—a play by Gus Edwards, directed by Synthia Williams—moves to the halfway point at Chattanooga’s Barking Legs Theatre for a 2 performance March 31- April 1 run. Starring acclaimed Nashville playwright/actress/director/producer - Mary McCallum and Artistic Director of Atlanta’s New African Grove Theatre Company - Keith Franklin, the Chattanooga production is presented by the New African Grove Theatre Company
Romance in middle age can be complicated while balancing children, ex-spouses, jobs and ambitions. In Gus Edwards' charming tale, a working-class couple falls in love and struggles to maintain a relationship without giving up their old dreams, habits and commitments. Ophelia is described as “a cold go-getter fiercely devoted to the idea that her children become professionals,” while Louie is a gregarious family man who just wants to build a home. “Louie & Ophelia paints a real, gently humorous portrait of contemporary love and its trials.”
During the Atlanta run, Louie & Ophelia received the Atlanta Goldstar “Roar of the Crowd” award. Atlanta audience reviews can be read here:
During the Nashville run, Louie & Ophelia received this stellar review:
