Three generations of a southern family come together to deal with a death, but not in the traditional boring way. The table is always full of food, the wine glasses are always full, and the cigarette supply is endless. The baby of the family is always the baby, the oldest is always the oldest, and as long there is soul filling comfort food, the Robertson family can survive anything. Throw in a frantic search for the will, two people at the funeral in the same dress, and the recipes for over 20 classic southern dishes (straight from the author's family vault) and you are guaranteed to laugh,...

This play, based on the novel, Barbecue, Fried Chicken and "Where's the Will?," also by Shanna Riker, is a light-hearted family drama. It is a play in two acts that follows three generations of southern women as they deal with an important death in the family. Mothers, daughters, sisters and friends come together to help each other survive, in the only way southern women know how. The table is always full of the most delicious comfort foods, the wine is generously poured, and the cigarette supply is endless. The Robertson living room is filled to the brim with love, bickering, heart-warming...