Coming Soon: Smoke on the Mountain
Set in North Carolina in 1938, Smoke on the Mountain takes place during a Saturday Night Gospel Sing featuring the Sanders' Family in their first night back from the gospel circuit after a curious five year hiatus. At the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Pastor Oglethorpe, the enthusiastic minister, has enlisted the Sanders Family Singers in his efforts to bring his congregation into the "modern world". An amiable friction, combined with a worrisome pair of spinsters who happen to be the church's chief tithers, keeps the gathering on the verge of hilarity and redemption. Between songs, the Sanders family share its witness, as only they know how, with the congregation. But it is their music that carries the message and helps "the medicine go down." The audience plays the part of a skeptical but eager congregation in this musical described as "a fine balance between authenticity and theatricality -- rousing, infectious, and fun." (Best of New Orleans)
Production Info:
Smoke on the Mountain
a bluegrass gospel musical
Conceived by Connie Bailey
Written by Alan Ray
Directed by Michale Grice, Musical Direction by Mitch Barrett
Performance Dates: July 10-13, 17-20 & 24-27, 2008
Performances are scheduled for Thursday-Sunday evenings and Sunday matinees. Thursday and Sunday night performances begin at 7:00 pm, Friday and Saturday night performances begin at 8:00 pm, and Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 pm.
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