It is 1958 in Dubuque, Iowa and two fading female stars of stage and screen are in a final dress rehearsal for an unfortunate production of the never-was, never-gonna-be hit ‘My Oh My Oh Iowa!’ Irene Fontaine and Rosalind Lords have fallen as far as two forty-something actresses can fall, all the way to the John Wayne Dinner Theater. When their long-lost agent arrives, the girls find out that he is bringing a hot new script by a hot young writer/director to his prize client Mamie Van DeLay. They each get their hands on the script for this new Broadway show, ‘The Seduction of Sheila Valentine’ and decide independently that it is their ticket back to the big time. When two desperate actresses vie for one role of a lifetime, the result is nothing short of hilarious.

Take a moment to listen to the audio clips from the first reading on our podcast page..