Coastal Rep Theatre Presents "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress"

Directed by Allie Bailey

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Alan Ball’s glib, bitingly funny look at weddings and well-to-do Southern culture, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, has more substance than all the taffeta and crinoline suggests. With modern sensibility, the show pulls back the mask on recognizable stereotypes, revealing contemporary women grappling with age-old issues.

And this is the crux of Alan Ball’s play. He is best known for his 1990 best original screenplay for AMERICAN BEAUTY and creating HBO’s cutting-edge SIX FEET UNDER. Written and staged in 1992, FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS takes place in an upstairs bedroom where all five of the bridesmaids run to escape the wedding reception and the people in it, for many reasons past, present or future.

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Content Warning: discussion of sexual abuse, strong language throughout, simulated drug and alcohol use on stage, outdated and inappropriate terminology regarding sexuality.