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Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
October 5, 2007 - October 21, 2007
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming takes place in the sanctuary of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant North Carolina, located just west of Hickory near the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s a Saturday night, October 6, 1956, two months after VJ Day. The war is over and America’s years of prosperity were just beginning. But there was another kind of rite of passage at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where the Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe was giving his last service. Having been called to preach in Texas, he’d already bought a 10-gallon hat and was preparing to ride into the sunset with his wife June, who was eight months pregnant. The next morning, June’s brother Dennis will take over as the congregation’s pastor. Join the Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and touching stories and 25 fabulous Bluegrass Gospel favorites. It was also a rite of passage for the Company as this production celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Company and the “homecoming” of many past company members.
PERFORMANCE DATES: October 5-21, 2007
CAST: Burl Sanders – Jim Johnson, Vera Sanders – DenisAnn Bamberger, Stanley Sanders – Kelly Carroll, Dennis Sanders – Kyle Hager, Denise Sanders Culpepper -Kristina Mortimer, June Sanders Oglethorpe – Mara Morgan, Mervin Oglethorpe – Joe Walker, Aunt Ethel – Sara McFarland, Cousin Earl – Alan Stukenholtz
CREW: Director/Set Design/Light Design – Don Steele, Stage Manager – Nicole Smith, Assistant Stage Manager – Audrey Combs, Light Board Operator – Jennifer Bell, Sound Design/Sound Board Operator – Kim Smith, Costume Design – Deedee Miller, Sound Design – Alan Stukenholtz, Set Design – Dave Wetmore, Sarah Schaeffer, Sherry Polkinghorn, Louise Tegarden, Adam Keda, Barbara Duesing, Soni Hughes, Darleen Clifton Smith, Stained Window Creation – Drawing and Painting III Class of Dodge City High School under the direction of Darleen Clifton Smith
MENU: Carrot raisin salad with sweet creamy dressing, pot roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, winter vegetable blend, apple cobbler. Catering provided by Denice Giersch, Phuoc Bui, Mary Stukenholtz, Sharon Thompson, Louise Tegarden, Dee Stoecker.
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