Behind the Scenes of Gone With the Wind at Heidelberg

Heidelberg Theatre Company goes behind the scenes of one of Hollywood’s greatest blockbusters with their February / March 2016 production of Moonlight and Magnolias.

Legendary film producer, David O. Selznick is five weeks into shooting Gone With the Wind when he realizes that the script is awful and that the director doesn't have a clue. He has five days to replace them and restart the shoot or the production will close down.

Selznick calls Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz to direct and he taps legendary playwright, screenwriter and script doctor Ben Hecht to rewrite the script. There's only one problem: Hecht hasn't read the book. Over the course of five madcap days, the three men, aided by Selznick's assistant, Miss Poppenghul, frantically craft one of the most beloved screenplays of all time. This hilarious farce, based partially on fact, perfectly captures the true life madness behind the making of the immortal "Gone With the Wind"- one of Hollywood's most beloved classics.

Tim Constantine (Selznick), last seen at Heidelberg Theatre Company as McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has also appeared in The Judas Kiss, The History Boys" and "Under Milk Wood". His fellow Cloudstreet cast member James Antonas plays Ben Hecht. James was featured in Three Sisters at HTC in 2015. Jeremy Just (True Minds) plays famed Hollywood director, Victor Fleming and the cast is completed with Pauline Constantine (Under Milk Wood) playing the long-suffering Miss Poppenghul. Bruce Akers is directing.