Fair and Tender Ladies

The Wetumpka Depot presents Eric Schmiedl's adaptation of Lee Smith’s classic novel, Fair and Tender Ladies.

Virginia mountain woman Ivy Rowe looks back on her Appalachian life, relating her story in letters and songs. Her world is brought to life by the music and lyrics if Nashville songwriters Karren Pell, Tommy Goldsmith and Tom House. In this folksy play with music, Rowe looks back on her life, telling her story through letters and songs. The story spans 70 years of Ivy Rowe’s life with its dreams, losses, loves and sacrifices.