Tracy Lord, of the Philadelphia Lords, has married C.J. Dexter Haven and divorced him when he, resenting her chilling attitude toward the comforting virtues of domesticity, takes to liquor. A little while later she has taken up with some handsome snob of the mines named Kittredge and is about to marry him.

One of the calendar paper social gossip weeklies sends a reporter and a camera woman to cover the wedding. They are injected into the house by Tracy's brother, who hopes to divert their attention from Father Lord's affair with a Broadway actress. Tracy, already a little shaken in her urge for Kittredge, finds herself bowled over by Connor, the fascinating reporter.

At the end of a pre-wedding party, at which the champagne flows like ginger ale, she and Connor go for a dip in the pool. Tracy always had been an uncertain champagne drinker. The last time she drank a lot of it, she went out on the roof to salute the moon. Now the wedding is threatened. Kittredge takes his frock coat and goes home.

The Philadelphia Story was the first show ever produced at Theatre Suburbia - presented in October 1961. We present it again in celebration of our 50th season. Please join us for a champagne and hors d'oeuvres reception prior to the performances on opening weekend (September 17 & 18). Former members are invited to attend and share their memories from the past 50 years.