In Audrey Cefaly‘s uplifting comedy, Maytag Virgin, FST Associate Artist Rachel Moulton plays Lizzy Nash, a quick-witted English teacher taking a break from the classroom after losing someone close to her. Moulton has the unique artistic challenge of not only having to memorize a vast majority of the play’s dialogue but also having to tell the story of Lizzy’s complex (and very human) emotional journey. … Continue reading Full of Heart – With Rachel Moulton
Actor Blake Price is no stranger to playing a leading man—he played Monty Navarro in the national tour of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Jimmy Ray Dobbs in FST’s hit 2020 production of Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. This summer, he returns to FST to play Jack Key, a mild-mannered Southern man who moves in next door to a quick-witted, … Continue reading The Healing Power of Love – With Blake Price
Playwright Audrey Cefaly asks two things of all of her characters: “How did you get so stuck?” and, “What is the full cost of leaving?” “I believe that stories of healing are important,” said Cefaly. “I gravitate toward characters who are lost, stuck, and emotionally fatigued. I want to tell every love story worth telling.” Cefaly’s plays are almost always “two-handers,” or plays that feature … Continue reading The Root of Every Love Story Ever Told
Good fences make good neighbors, right? But what about clotheslines? Audrey Cefaly’s charming comedy, Maytag Virgin, centers on two neighbors in a small Alabama town who are both dealing with the everyday struggles of loss, love, and life. At first glance, the two neighbors couldn’t be more different—the backyard of one house is cluttered, filled with moving boxes and furniture, while the other is adorned … Continue reading All’s Fair in Love and Laundry
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