Photo Flash: The Buck Creek Players Present FLAMING GUNS OF THE PURPLE SAGE

Big 8 (Jolene Mentink Moffatt), a bitter critter, is facing foreclosure on the Wyoming ranch where she rehabilitates injured rodeo cowboys. The arrival of a shocking woman named Shedevil (Carrie Schlatter) and a one eyed Ukrainian biker named Black Dog (Joe Steiner) ushers in outrageous violence and horror in this shoot 'em up, knock 'em up, cut 'em up comic romp that roasts the cowboy mentality of western writers like Zane Grey. Showcasing the antic side of this prolific, award winning playwright, this bodacious and macabre cross-over comedy mixes horror and hilarity as it pits the code of the West against contemporary darkness. Imagine Hopalong Cassidy dating Stephen King's Carrie, or Miss Kitty chasing Chuckie through an Addams Family version of Gunsmoke. Completing the ensemble cast is Pete Lindblom as Rob Bob, Kimberly Ruse as Shirl, Paul Hansen as Baxter Blue and Ray Gregoire as Memphis Donnie Pride.

Due to adult situations, language and comedic violence, this production is recommended for mature audiences only.

Parrish Williams returns at the helm of this production after directing BCP's award-winning How I Learned to Drive in 2003. Assisting Williams on the production team are Phyllis Ann Arthur (Producer), JoAnne Johnson (Lighting Designer), Lea Viney (Set Designer & Technical Director), Linda Rowand (Costumer) and Brianna Rae Williams (Assistant to the Director/Sound Designer) and Patrick Banks (Stage Manager).

For more information or directions to The Playhouse, please visit the theater's website at www.buckcreekplayers.com.

Photos by Aaron B. Bailey

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