REVIEW: “Walking Across Egypt” uproariously 1980s Southern | Community

On Jun 1, 2026

Mattie Rigsbee makes the best cornbread in the South, but that’s not enough to keep her upside-down waterfall — a metaphor for her reason for living — from drying up.

So begins “Walking Across Egypt,” the latest production at the Cumberland County Playhouse. Director of Education Weslie Webster demonstrates that she’s as adept in the director’s chair as she is on stage.

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