Barbara's Off-Broadway performance of "Ivy Rowe," from Lee Smith's Fair and Tender Ladies, led to her touring of one-woman adaptations from the works of Lee Smith, Kaye Gibbons and Fred Chappell. "On Agate Hill," from Lee Smith's latest novel, is currently a popular choice. With musical accompaniment by Jeff Sebens, and minimal staging requirements, these productions play at libraries, colleges, and conferences, as well as on stages.  For more information, visit : www.barbarabatessmith.com

Playwright/performer Barbara Bates Smith and her long-time collaborator, hammer dulcimer player extraordinaire Jeff Sebens, once again stirred the deepest emotions of audiences with her compelling new one-woman show. Smith creates another truly unforgettable character. …  a real steel magnolia -- who transformed the lemons that life dealt her into a delicious lemonade -- and passed along the recipe   - Robert W. McDowell, Triangle Theater Review