(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- Magnolia Productions presents the Northeast United States premiere of James Cougar Canfield's Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII across two weekends from May 30 - June 7, 2025. The play finds the infamous king in a strange afterlife where he is confronted by the six women he married. Truths are revealed, scores are settled, and legacies are challenged.
Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII depicts violence, sexual situations and graphic language. It is intended for mature audiences. This is the first time this play is being produced in this area. It has previously appeared in The Capital Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hollywood Fringe in Los Angeles, where it received awards for best ensemble, the international award and Combined Artform's Pick of the Fringe.
Performances take place May 30, 31, June 6 & 7 at 7:30pm, Saturday matinees May 31 & June 7 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. Performances take place at The Theater at The Navesink Library (149 Monmouth Avenue) in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.
This marks the fourth and final production for the group's inaugural season. They were nominated for three NJ Association of Community Theater awards (best lead actress, best featured actress and best director) for their first production, Proof.
Magnolia Productions is a new all female run theater company, with the goal of presenting stories by, for and about strong women.
Magnolia Productions believes in female empowerment. They believe we all have a voice. We all have a story worth telling and hearing. Magnolia Productions was founded on the belief that art binds us all together. They believe that live theater has the power to heal. Through stories, foreign and familiar, we laugh, love and grieve. We enter a room as strangers, but soon find ourselves transported to a simple, universal truth: we are all in it together. At Magnolia Productions they strive to include at least one benefit performance per production. They believe community theater should benefit the community, as well as create and shape new communities.
