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Paris Community Theatre to open 33rd season
By Sally Boswell
Published August 10, 2009
Paris Community Theatre kicks off its 33rd season with “Dearly Beloved,” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.
Directed by April Inmon, this energetic crowd-pleaser tells the story of the Futrelle Sisters of Fayro, Texas — Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, a trio of middle-aged women who once performed as a gospel group called “The Sermonettes.” Frankie is bound and determined to pull off the elaborate antebellum-inspired wedding of her daughter, Tina Jo, with elegance and style, despite her own marital problems, and with the dubious help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot.
Frankie’s problems are compounded by the never-married Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of fifteen-and-one-half years down the aisle and the arrival of the much-married Honey Raye, who arrives at the church in skintight cocktail attire, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs.
Things go even more off-the-tracks when Frankie discovers Twink’s alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat. Then comes word that the bride and groom have fled Fayro and eloped. While a highway patrolman chases down the run-away couple, the Futrelle Sisters pull it together one last time, and The Sermonettes unite in song once more.
The cast includes Mindy Moree, Gina Ervin and Allison Cardile as the Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Twink and Honey Ray. Other members of the cast include, Logan Moree, Michelle Jewett, Tray Turner, Caryn Resnick, Max Inmon, Dalen Hobbs, Jeff Higgins and Michelle Anderson.
Crew for the show includes assistant to the director, Kathy Stewart; set design, Macy Inmon; stage manager, Stephen Jahn; production assistant, Sydney Winkler; and backstage crew, Landon Moree and Caryn Resnick. Lighting design is by Ray Karrer, Alex Callaway and Noah Stewart; lighting technician is Noah Stewart. Sound technician is Alex Callaway.
Construction crew includes Macy Inmon, Monty Hensley, Noah Stewart, Steve Marrs, John Wright, Tim Wood and Mike Pickering. Painting crew was composed of Josef Anderson, Alex Callaway, Max Inmon, Stephen Jahn, Kathy Stewart and Noah Stewart. Artistry was provided by Alan Jones
Costumes were supplied by Rebecca Robinson, Carole Anderson, Kathy Stewart and the cast. Photography was provided by Kelly Turner.
“Dearly Beloved” opens Friday, Aug. 14 with performances through Sunday, Aug. 16, and continuing Thursday Aug. 20 and running through Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets for all shows are $10 and all evening shows start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances begin at 2:30 p.m.
Season Tickets may also be purchased, which allows for a significant savings over individual ticket sales.
Following the production nightly, a reception is to be held in the lobby with live music provided by a Blue Grass Band, composed of Shannon Jones, Terry Ervin and Kelsey Holland.
For more information, the Paris Community Theatre box office is open weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m., or call 903-784-0259. Tickets also can can be reserved by e-mail at pct(at)1starnet.com and more theatre information can be found at www.paristheatreonline.com.
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