Chickasaw Civic Theatre: Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
Date/Time
Date(s) - January 23, 2022
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Chickasaw Civic Theatre
Categories
Conceived by Alan Bailey, Written by Connie Ray, Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver
SHOW DATES & TIMES
January 21, 22, 28, 29 @ 7:30 pm
January 23, 30 @ 2:00 pm
Directed by Stacey Driskell
Music direction by Scott Wright
It’s October 1945. The war is over, and America’s years of prosperity are just beginning. But there’s another kind of rite of passage at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where the Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. Having been called to preach in Texas, he’s already bought a 10-gallon hat and is preparing to ride into the sunset with his wife, June, who is eight months pregnant. Tomorrow morning June’s brother, Dennis, will take over as the congregation’s pastor.
Join the Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style with hilarious and touching stories and 25 fabulous bluegrass gospel favorites.
MEET THE CAST (in order of appearance):
STANLEY SANDERS Bill Watts
BURL SANDERS Scott Wright
VERA SANDERS Sarah Wright
DENNIS SANDERS Nathan Love
DENISE SANDERS CULPEPPER Anna Atchison
REVEREND MERVIN OGLETHORPE Thomas Rowell
JUNE SANDERS OGLETHORPE Stacie Holder
VIOLA THISTLETHORNE Stacey Driskell