Broadway’s Tony nominee Carmen Cusack will play the role of Julia Sugarbaker in Designing Women, the 1986–1993 CBS series about four women who run the Sugarbaker & Associates design firm in Atlanta, and will begin in-person performances September 22 at TheaterSquared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The production will also be available to stream starting October 1.

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who created the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series, has penned the stage adaptation. Harry Thomason, director and executive producer of the TV show, will co-direct with Amy Herzberg.