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On Friday, Jan. 29 Offshoot Productions premieres

"What Doesn't Kill Me" at the Fayetteville Depot. "What

Doesn't Kill Me..." consists of three one-act plays written and directed

The plays, all dark comedies, are political in some respects

but very funny overall. The characters are realistic but

everything else is not. The first play, "Filling Spaces," is about being

silenced by different people in society; "Tuesdays We Go to

Play Group" is about the changing dynamic of a group of

mothers and toddlers; and "Moving Day" is a mystery involving a

control freak and two movers.

Steadman has been directing plays for more than 30 years,

but it was only after the birth of her second child that she shifted

her focus to writing. One of the one-acts, "Tuesdays We Go to

Play Group," was written more than seven years ago. Steadman

decided to revise "Tuesdays" when she began putting together

"What Doesn't Kill Me..." She said her experiences with her

children gave her a new perspective on "Tuesdays" so she revised it.

There is a part of Steadman in all of the main female

characters in "What Doesn't Kill Me..."

but she said she feels the same could be said about anybody.

When asked what she hopes the audience takes away from the

plays, she quipped, "Less money." On a more serious note, she

answered, "I hope they have a marvelous time and maybe leave with a

propensity to question some givens in society."

Most of the cast of "What Doesn't Kill Me..." has

worked with Steadman before, but there are several new interns

working with Offshoot on this production. "The good thing about

working with the same people is you know what to expect from each

other and can trust and rely on them," Steadman said. "The

negative thing is that you can have a little too much fun."

The other problem for Offshoot is that there is no permanent

home for them they spend a lot of time lugging materials back

and forth from rehearsals to homes. They have been doing this

for more than five years.

"What Doesn't Kill Me..." will run at 8 p.m. Fridays (Jan. 29

and Feb. 5), and Saturdays (Jan. 30 and Feb. 6), and at 3 p.m.

Sundays (Jan. 31 and Feb. 7.) at the Fayetteville Depot. Tickets are

$9 for general admission and $7.50 for seniors and full-time

students. The tickets are available at the Omega Book Center in

Peachtree City, the Fayette Book Shop in Fayetteville and at the door.

Seating at the Depot is limited and purchase of tickets in advance

is recommended.

For more information, call Offshoot Productions at

770-631-2362, fax to 770-486-9847, or e-mail to [email protected].

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