Kathy Bates directs six women who will wreck your heart in 69 minutes.
Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler, daughter, baton twirler, washed-up rodeo cowgirl, tattoed woman, and older woman in the twilight of her years talking with us about their experiences, in the poetic language that Jane Martin is known for bringing to all her stage characters. Kathy Bates does a wonderful job of translating these dead-on characters (talking directly to camera) from stage to screen. "Jane Martin" first came to prominence at the prestigious Louisville-based Humana Theatre Festival it was recently revealed that "she" is none other than the Festival's artistic director, Jon Jory.
Acting
Frances McDormand's snake handler will haunt you for days.
Direction
Bates breaks the fourth wall with zero gimmicks, pure trust.
Writing
Jane Martin's monologues sing with theatrical poetry.
Director
Kathy Bates
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Humana Festival revelation that Jon Jory wrote as 'Jane Martin' sparked decades of gender-identity debates in theatre circles.
Bates fought to keep the direct-to-camera format intact; studios wanted cuts to traditional scenes.
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