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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
June 3, 2002
Village Theatre, Westwood

A group of longtime friends - the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - stage an unorthodox intervention to help one of the "Sisters" let go of her painful past. Sandra Bullock is a playwright who has asked them to help her do this hoping for forgiveness and acceptance from her mother. The setting is in a sleepy Louisiana parish, and has a great cast to bring on tears and laughter - Ellen Burstyn, the mother, Ya-Ya's Ashley Judd and Shirley Knight, and James Garner who said, "This is not just a chick flick, it's for guys, too." "We leaned on our sorority sisters for a lot of insight," said Judd.

At the after-party were director Callie Khouri and producer Bonnie Bruckheimer, cast members Bullock, Knight, Judd, Fionnula Flanagan, Kiersten Warren and Angus MacFadyen, and Cuba Gooding Jr., Christine Lahti, Dennis Quaid and Minnie Driver.

Onscreen mothers and daughters Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd and Allison Bertolino enjoy a girls' night out.

Shirley Knight and Kiersten Warren, who played the same role at different ages, make a colorful entrance.