While it can be a fascinating life, the entertainment business can also be a brutal industry where a person’s image overshadows true talent. Dissatisfied with the opportunities available for full-figured men and women in theater, Elizabeth Nonie decided to take matters into her own hands by establishing Plus Size Productions, where she both produces and directs Christian-based plays.

“I started the company when I noticed that there were no opportunities for plus size actresses — [I’m] not saying that there are none, but they’re really few and far between,” she shares. “On my stage, you’ll see plus size actresses; not everybody is plus size, but I try to make the lead at least have some size to her. I think people see things glorified on TV or [in songs] as the way to be, or what’s considered the norm, but it’s really not.”

Nonie, who has been writing since 1999, started Plus Size Productions in June of 2007 and has since received rave reviews for plays such as The Grass Ain’t Greener and He Ain’t Cheatin’, She Is. Her newest production, Jezebel Ain’t Dead, is due to hit the stage in March. 

“People have a warped since of viewing when it comes to certain things. I would like to see [the plays] impact the audience,” she says of her work. “[The plays could] change their behavior or the things that they’ve been doing that might not be so positive.” –jason thompson

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