Tea at Five

( 03/26/2010 - 05/02/2010 )

An emotional journey from a well-heeled Yankee childhood to the winner of 4 Oscars, TEA AT FIVE was written by Matthew Lombardo. It’s based on Hepburn’s 1991 New York Times #1 Best-Selling book, Me: Stories of My Life. Tea at Five’s first act finds 31-year-old Katharine Hepburn in full retreat at her family's beach estate in Connecticut. Branded “Box Office Poison” after a string of movie flops, she nurses her psychic wounds and awaits the decision on whether she will get the coveted role of Scarlet O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. She reflects on the dizzying heights and emotional lows of her upbringing and her adventures in show business. Act two takes place in 1983, after the 76-year-old actress (afflicted with Parkinson’s disease) was injured in a car crash. The accident affords the now-legendary star an opportunity to reflect on the triumphs of her career and her heart-breaking romance with Spencer Tracy.