Long Wharf Theater

Kathleen Turner, movie star and activist, is starring in and directing a new adaptation of The Killing of Sister George, by Frank Marcus, and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.  She was in the study to tell us about her new role in this raucus new comedy.

By day June Buckridge (Turner) plays Sister George tending to the sick and poor on the radio hit “Applehurst.” By night, she chews on cigars, swills gin and lets nothing and no one stand in her way, including her long suffering “secretary” Childie. When “Applehurst”’s ratings plummet, Sister George is shuffled meekly off to the Great Beyond. June refuses to go quietly from her starring perch, however, in this bawdy and witty comedy.

After an extensive $3.8 million renovation, the show will open the newly renovated Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Mainstage Theatre, running through December 23, 2012. Tickets are $40-$70 and can be purchased by visiting www.longwharf.org or calling 203-787-4282.