About Angels of the Southern Accents
Margaret Mitchell, author of the revered and reviled novel "Gone With The Wind" had a secret that was held for over 40 years after her death. She was married to two men, "Red" Upshaw and John Marsh, who were best friends in college and had a separate secret of their own. Her closest confidant was her maid, Bessie Jordan, who challenged her White privilege. Lastly, there was Benjamin Mays, President of the prestigious Black university, Morehouse College, that would lead Mitchell down a controversial path that could ruin her reputation.
About the writer
RUS McCOY (Playwright, lyricist, composer)
In the 1990’s Rus recorded three independent CDs: “ACE” (1992), “The Gravity Bell” (1995) and “Cowboys and Idioms” (1999). He performed in various LGBTQ+ festivals across the country as well as the Los Angeles coffeehouse circuit. In 2000, Rus turned his creative energies towards musical theater.
Rus McCoy moved from his birthplace, Los Angeles, CA to Atlanta, GA in October 2009.
Additional theatre projects by Mr. McCoy are:
“MANZANAR” (Book, lyrics and music by Rus McCoy, additional music by Dan Taguchi)
“THE AMAZONS OF PARIS” (Book, lyrics and music by Rus McCoy)
“MERGE: TWILIGHT OF THE BABY BOOMERS” (Book, lyrics and music by Rus McCoy and Kimel Conway)
“CRASHPAD: The Unglamorously True Tales of a Real Flight Attendant” (A play by Rus McCoy)
