Atlanta playwright, screenwriter Topher Payne looked back on one of his earliest plays and decided to bring it back to the stage, rewritten and re-envisioned. The supernatural Southern comedy “The Attala County Garden Club” was warmly received back in 2006, and 18 years later, Onstage Atlanta proudly presents its re-premiere.
Payne recently joined Lois Reitzes on City Lights along with actor Amanda Cucher, who performed in the original 2006 production and returns for its revival.
The play is set in central Mississippi in 1987 and follows a newlywed and brand new parent named Rose Chipley, who is the daughter of the City Garden Club president. Despite her mother’s role, Rose is rejected for membership in the City Garden Club.
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