Also, Michael Baisden's play men cry in the dark is in the play form, I've heard- does anyone know about that??
DSTia,
I saw this play this past spring as well and it is a wonderful play. Allen Payne does and excellent job portraying his character; not to mention the scene were he takes his shirt off!
Because of time limitations, the play really does not get into all of the characters in the book. But if the play makes it to a city near you, I highly recommend you go and see it.