Paris Community Theatre will open its 33rd Season with Dearly Beloved by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten. The show opens Friday, August 14 with performances through Sunday, August 16 and continuing Thursday, August 20 and running through Sunday, August 23 at the Plaza Theatre.
Prices for all shows are $10 and all evening shows start at 7:30 with Sunday performances beginning at 2:30pm. Season tickets may also be purchased which allows for a significant savings over individual ticket sales. Following the production nightly will be a reception in the lobby with live music provided.
For more information, Paris Community Theatre Box office is open weekdays from 1-5pm at 903-784-0259. Tickets can also be reserved by e-mail pct@1starnet.com and more theatre information can be found at www.paristheatreonline.com.
The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie (Mindy Moree,) has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo's (Logan Moree) antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip.
After all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The Sermonettes. But Twink's (Gina Ervin) desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of fifteen-and-one-half years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye's (Allison Cardile) tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.
In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can pull off one "final Futrelle occasion" with elegance and style with the help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva (Michelle Jewett), who runs the local floral shop/bus depot. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie's hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink's alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford's House of Meat.
When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight cocktail attire, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie's hope is shaken. It is lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro and eloped.
The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last resort, and to the delight of the citizenry of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing again.
Other members of the cast include, Tray Turner, Caryn Resnick, Max Inmon, Dalen Hobbs, Jeff Higgins, and Michelle Anderson. Blue Grass Band—Shannon Jones, Terry Ervin, and Kelsey Holland. The production is being directed by April Inmon, with Kathy Stewart serving as director’s assistant. Set Design is by Macy Inmon, Lighting Design Noah Stewart and Ray E. Karrer, and Sound Design by Alex Callaway.