Cast picked for HCCT’s ‘Southern Hospitality’ comedy in Cottonwood Shores
COTTONWOOD SHORES — An ensemble of eight women and five men have been cast for "Southern Hospitality," a down-home comedy set to open at the Hill Country Community Theatre Dec. 1.
Although it takes the form of a hilarious farce, "Southern Hospitality" presents a true testament to Southern strength and ingenuity as the Futrelle sisters try to save their beloved hometown of Fayro, Texas, from extinction, according to a news release.
The show is a sequel to theater‘s 2009 play "Christmas Belles" and is written by the same playwrights, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.
Playing the Futrelle sisters are Sharon Penney as Honey Raye, Julie Smith as Rhonda Lynn, Vicki Cody as Twink and Priscilla Castaneda as Frankie Futrelle Dubberly. Other female cast members include Mary Beth Madsen as Miss Geneva Musgrave, Jennifer Holland Brust as Gina Jo (G.J.) Dubberly Waverly, Gabriele Grasmick as Iney Dubberly and Leslie Spencer as D. Dayva Davidson.
Male cast members are Adam Brust as Justin Waverly, Stan Farmer as John Curtis Buntner, Steve Reily as Dub Dubberly, Anson Hahn as Raynerd Chisum and Larry Grasmick as Buck Strickland.
The play runs Dec. 1-11. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sundays.
"Southern Hospitality" is directed by Mary Ann Fletcher. A longtime Marble Falls resident and civic leader, Fletcher was a theater teacher at Marble Falls High School for 21 years until her retirement in 2008, the release said.
She is a member of the theater’s Board of Governors, the chair pro-tem of the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education, a member and past secretary of the Highland Lakes Service League and a volunteer for the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce.
Jon Harshaw is stage manager for the production and Angela Harshaw is property master. The theater is producing "Southern Hospitality" by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. in New York.
Tickets will be available at the theater box office Nov. 21 for theater members and Nov. 24 for the general public. Box office hours are noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call (830) 798-8944.
Admission is $15 for adults and $7 for students age 16 and under. Reservations may be made at the box office, 4003 FM 2147 West; at (830) 798-8944; or at www.hcct.org.