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Broadcast from New York’s Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place.
South City Theatre announces auditions for A Doublewide, Texas Christmas by Jones Hope Wooten. This production is directed by Mary Anne Garrett.
In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being double-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible.
In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, Patsy Price. Patsy, fresh out of the local mental institution, clearly has her own devious agenda and the County competition over in Fayro is just the place for her to settle an old score.
By the time this full-tilt rocket ride of lunacy climaxes in a what-else-can-go-wrong live television presentation, you’ll have doubled your Christmas spirit. So spend the Yuletide in Doublewide and let this hilarious Jones Hope Wooten Comedy make your Christmas merry and bright…because there’s no place like a good ol’ Texas-sized mobile home for the holidays!
Character Descriptions
Big Ethel Satterwhite – 60s. Not related to anybody. Starts Act 1 with a monologue. Starts Act 2. Will need to command the stage.
Georgia Dean Rudd – 40s. Mother of Lark. Works at the local restaurant. One reference to her being fat. Will kiss Nash.
Lark Barken – 20s. Daughter of Georgia Dean and mother to Arden Rose, which is portrayed using a doll. Granddaughter of Sloggett. Works at the same restaurant as her mother.
Haywood Sloggett (Sloggett in the script) – 70s. Lark’s grandfather and Patsy’s brother. His character gets a bit physical.
Patsy Sloggett Price – 60s. Sloggett’s younger sister. Nash’s aunt. Lark’s great aunt. Snooty. Goes a bit psycho. Gets physical.
Norwayne “Baby” Crumpler – 40s. Physical role. Gets into fights with raccoons. Will have his butt slapped.
Joveeta Crumpler – 40s. Town’s Mayor. She has a bad back and does some things to emphasize that. A little singing.
Caprice Crumpler – 70s. Barfly. Casket model and local celebrity—at least she thinks so. FLIRT. Must sing a bit. Will slap Baby’s butt.
Nash Sloggett – 40s. Georgia’s Ex, Lark’s father, Haywood’s son and Patsy’s nephew. Will kiss Georgia.
Harley Dobbs – Voiceover Only.
Announcing the cast of The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script. The production is directed by Amanda Crist.
Alex Arnold: Orson Welles, Professor Pierson, Operators #2 & #5
West Key: Top-of-Broadcast Announcer (Announcer #1), Captain Lansing, Officer, Operator #3
James T. Billings: Main Announcer (Announcers #2 and #3 merged role), Mr. Wilmuth, Secretary of the Interior
Holt Thomas: Carl Phillips, Vice-President Harry McDonald, Commander Voght, Understudy for Orson Welles/Pierson
Holden Pine: General Montgomery Smith, Policeman, Gunner, Operator #1, and The Stranger
Lena Rios: Observer, Operator #4, Foley Artist
Show dates are October 11-19, 2024.
South City Theatre is proud to announce the cast and crew for David Garrett’s Dish. Show dates are August 16-17, 2024, and August 22-24, 2024, at 7:30 PM and August 18 and 25, 2024, at 2:00 PM.
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT!
Becky Lee … Donna Littlepage
Brother Samuel … Warren Hamby
Carl … Trey Woodrow
Cordell … Katy Walker
Dana … Mac Pearson
Deputy Dykes … Amy Self
Edith Ann … Genni Boatwright
Hector … Holt Thomas
Inez … Maree Jones
Jean Marie … Robin Wallace
Lois Faye … Sharon Morgan
Martha Sue … Marlene Wallace
Mr. Shibley … Alex Arnold
Orell … Scott Frazier
Rita … Leslie Price
Sheriff Frye … Michael Wilbanks
Shirley … Margaret Harrill
Vernon … Paul LaRussa
Vidalia … Stefanie Woodrow
Viki … Jess Smyly
Willodean/Stage Manager … Michelle Vercher
Lighting/Sound … Clark French
Directed by … Donna Williamson
South City Theatre Alpine Square 2969 Pelham Parkway Suites J-K Pelham, AL 35124
Join us for Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart.
Announcing the cast and crew of our next production, Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart. Show dates are Feb. 9-10, and 16-17, 2024 at 7:30 PM, with one matinee on
Feb. 11, 2024, at 2:00 PM Tickets are on sales now at https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
Lori Mercer…Lenny Magrath
Jennifer Spiegelman…Meg Magrath
Megan Pecot…Babe Magrath Botrelle
Autumn Brown…Chick Boyle
Carter Crane… Barnette Loyd
Brennan Martigoni…Doc Porter
Production Staff
Pat Yates…Director
Jess Smyly…Assistant Director/Stage Manager
Mike Gerrells…Set Design
Clark French…Light Design
Set Crew…Rachael Upton & Destiny Clark
South City Theatre has a holiday gift for you: six performances of the rollicking comedy, “A Tuna Christmas” by Ed Horton, Jaston Williams, and Joe Sears. Directed by Sue Ellen Gerrells. Performances are set for Dec 8, 9, 15 and 16 @ 7:30 p.m. and matinees on Dec 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. South City Theatre is located at 2969 Pelham Parkway in Pelham, Al. Tickets in advance online are $18 general admission and $15 for seniors over 60 and students under 18. All tickets at the door are $20. Call the box office at 205 621-2128 for reservations or buy tickets online at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=soct
In Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas, living is far from easy – even in the 24 hours before Christmas. Bertha Bumiller decorates the tree by herself, again – her kids and philandering husband who knows where. Director Joe Bob Lipsey’s “A Christmas Carol” may never see opening night if Tuna Electricity turns off their lights for missed payments. R.R. Snavely sees aliens. The Smut Snatchers of the New Order are determined to find (and excise) the dirty words in Christmas carols. And Vera Carp will do just about anything to hold on to the trophy for the annual yard decorating contest, although the mysterious Christmas Phantom may have other ideas.
Spend the holidays in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas where laughter abounds when three performers: David Coker, Robin Rushing, and Alan Ashman play twenty-one different characters with dozens of costume changes. This play is a fun-filled, satirical look inside the workings of a small town at Christmas. This isn’t your typical holiday show, and may not be appropriate for some people. Happy Holidays!
Coming Soon – Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Show Dates and Times
Oct. 20, 21, and 27, 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM, with a Sunday matinee on Oct. 22, 2023, at 2:00 PM.
Ticket Prices
In Advance (Online)
General $18 Student $15 Senior $15 Groups of 10+ $12
At the Door
All tickets $20
Get ready, folks, because Drac is back, and he’s not just here to suck the fun out of your day! DRACULA, A Comedy of Terrors , written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, is a fang-tastic Bram-new comedy that will have Alabamians howling with laughter. With more clever wordplay than you can shake a garlic bulb at and enough pop culture references to make even the undead chuckle, this 90-minute, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic is perfect for audiences of all blood types.
Along the treacherous Borgo Pass In the mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent is on a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client…who also just happens to be the most terrifying and ferocious monster the world has ever known. COUNT DRACULA!!
Bram Stoker’s epic horror story is hilariously reimagined with a dash of Mel Brooks and a pinch of Monty Python. This lightning fast, laugh-out-loud comedy is guaranteed to raise your pulse and emit blood curdling screams of laughter!
Director Daniel Strickland corrals the chaos with help from Stage Manager Earl Goodwin and Lights & Sound Operator Ry Head, while onstage Holt Thomas, Tom Robinson, Leigh Paschen, Raven Heath, and Peter Ditoro outrageously delight audiences.
So, sink your teeth into this hilarious production, and join us for a comedy that’s so electrifying, it’ll leave you in stitches – because Drac is about to put the “bat” back in “battitude!”
Call 205.621.2128 or visit https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/ to reserve your seats today!
South City Theatre Alpine Square 2969 Pelham Parkway Suites J-K Pelham, AL 35124, Alabama ”
A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. Join us for this hilarious and heartwarming holiday production set in the quirky town of Tuna, Texas. This zany comedy promises laughs, love, and the spirit of the season. Get your tickets now for a memorable night of holiday cheer!
South City Theatre Alpine Square 2969 Pelham Parkway Suites J-K Pelham, AL 35124, Alabama ”
A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. Join us for this hilarious and heartwarming holiday production set in the quirky town of Tuna, Texas. This zany comedy promises laughs, love, and the spirit of the season. Get your tickets now for a memorable night of holiday cheer!