The Dayton Playhouse Hosts Auditions For CHRISTMAS BELLES 11/1-2

It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters-Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye-are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb's Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. But things are not looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous twenty-seven productions, is ruthless in her attempts to take over the show. The celebrity guest Santa Claus-played by Frankie's long-suffering husband, Dub-is passing a kidney stone. One of the shepherds refuses to watch over his flock by night without pulling his little red wagon behind him. And the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters' Pancake Supper. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas program seems lost, even with an Elvis impersonator at the manger. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!

November 1st & 2nd at 7:00PM
At The Dayton Playhouse
1301 E. Siebenthaler Road
Dayton, Ohio, 45405
www.daytonplayhouse.org

Production dates: December 17th - 19th, 2010
Directed by Wade Hamilton & BrIan Sharp

Available Roles:
MISS GENEVA MUSGRAVE, town florist
HONEY RAYE FUTRELLE, oldest Futrelle sister
GINA JO (G.J.) DUBBERLY, Frankie & Dub's daughter
JOHN CURTIS BUNTNER, deputy sherriff
TWINK FUTRELLE, middle Futrelle sister
DUB DUBBERLY, Frankie's husband
FRANKIE FUTRELLE DUBBERLY, youngest Futrelle sister
RHONDA LYNN LAMPLEY, manager of The Dairy Dog
JUSTIN WAVERLY, interim Pastor at the Tabernacle of the Lamb
RAYNERD CHISUM, part-time employee at The Dairy Dog
PATSY PRICE, local society matron
Those wishing to be considered should be prepared to read from the script. Resume/ Headshots encourage but not required.
Synopsis:
A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator.

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TIME STANDS STILL
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