Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End

Join Limelight for a special one weekend only performance of Allison Engel and Margaret Engel’s charming new play, Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End.

The touching one woman comedy titled after Bombeck’s long running newspaper column, is a candid commentary of her life that made her the champion of suburban housewives everywhere.

“The one act show is full of Erma’s famous one liners and humor that our audiences will remember from the columns taped on their refrigerators,” said Beth Lambert, Limelight Executive Director.

“While Erma was a major voice of the 60s and 70s, millennials will still appreciate that some things really haven’t changed that much. Mothers today still are seeking that perfect balance between home and career.”

Kristy Meanor, award winning actress and artistic director of the Wetumpka Depot Players (Alabama) plays the role of Bombeck.

“I grew up reading her books and appreciated her humor long before I was a wife and mother. Throughout my life, I have embraced Erma’s mantra — ‘If you can’t make it better, you had better laugh at it.’ Working on the piece, which is really just one fun “Momologue,” I have come to appreciate that not only was Bombeck delightfully honest and funny, but she was on the forefront, of being a voice for women in her support of the Equal Rights Amendment.”

“The script cleverly interjects Bombeck’s epigrams into the narrative, and Meanor delivers them with expert comic timing,” said theatre critic Michael Howley, theatremontgomeryblogspot.com