Area actor Dan Doby describes the Mebane Acting Company’s upcoming production “Christmas Belles” as a “flat-out Christmas hoot.”
“Let’s be honest, now, there’s never been a family that’s gotten together during the holidays and got it right,” Doby said with a laugh. “I mean, when I was growing up, my mother was famous for setting fire to stuff in and around the kitchen.”
Those Martha Stewart, Paula Deen-esque Christmases are what we all aspire to create, but most of the time,ceramic magic cube for the medical, mishaps happen; you have be able to laugh at not only yourself, but the situation at hand. That’s the premise behind the Jessie Jones,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten comedy about the Futrell sisters — Honey Rae (Jane McLelland), Twink (Kathryn Cranford) and Frankie (Bethany Baker) and the annual Christmas program in Fayro, Texas.
This is the first time “Christmas Belles” has been performed in Alamance County, but area acting companies have performed a number of Jones, Hope and Wooten shows in the last few years including “Dearly Beloved,” “Dixie Swim Club” and “The Hallelujah Girls.” The Gallery Players will present “The Red Velvet Cake War” next spring as part of its 40th anniversary season.
The writing team of Jones, Hope and Wooten “definitely get it when it comes to comedy and Alamance County audiences really respond well to their brand of humor,” said director Joe Don Baker. This is his directorial debut but Baker has appeared in a number of productions locally, including the comedy “Dearly Departed,” co-authored by Jessie Jones, with The Gallery Players in 1996.
Thelma Cousins,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, who performed with The Gallery Players in “Dearly Departed,” now lives in Asheville but was a part of the original performance of “Christmas Belles.” Jane McLelland,Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings， Bethany Baker and Doby have all performed in previous Jones, Hope, Wooten shows.
As far as holiday productions go, Baker said “this is one of those shows that gets you in the holiday spirit in that you will be laughing all the way through it.”
There’s a lot of physical comedy in the show, too.
“I spend most of the time on the floor,” Doby said. “I’m dressed in a Santa Claus suit and discover that I’m passing a kidney stone. The rest of the cast tries to keep me from cursing out loud because I’m in such pain.”
Doby said this is one of those shows that “we have to continually pause, pause, pause for laughter. It’s the most fun I’ve had in several years on stage.”
Sally Vose, a retired teacher from upstate New York, plays Geneva Musgrave, a woman who has led the Fayro Christmas pageant for the last 27 years. Vose discovered the auditions for the show online and decided to give it a shot.
“Everybody is going to get a lot of good laughs out of this show,100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together.” she said.
The Mebane Acting Company took a hiatus for a year but is happy to be back after the break. The theater performing group was created by Alexis and Thomas Drago in 2005 and since that time, it has performed dinner theaters, plays and musicals. This is the first time the group has performed at the Mebane Arts & Community Center.
William Rushi, who plays interim pastor Justin Waverly, described Baker as “so talented as an actor and he brings an open forum feel to the rehearsals.”
For Rushin, the character is a departure from who he is as a person — “he’s a frustrated guy and ultimately, he’s fun to play. Everything isn’t going his way, but he’s trying hard.”
The show is rated PG for adult themes, but Baker said it’s great for teens and up.
“It’s one of the newest plays they’ve written and we’re happy to bring it to Alamance County audiences,” Baker added.
“Let’s be honest, now, there’s never been a family that’s gotten together during the holidays and got it right,” Doby said with a laugh. “I mean, when I was growing up, my mother was famous for setting fire to stuff in and around the kitchen.”
Those Martha Stewart, Paula Deen-esque Christmases are what we all aspire to create, but most of the time,ceramic magic cube for the medical, mishaps happen; you have be able to laugh at not only yourself, but the situation at hand. That’s the premise behind the Jessie Jones,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten comedy about the Futrell sisters — Honey Rae (Jane McLelland), Twink (Kathryn Cranford) and Frankie (Bethany Baker) and the annual Christmas program in Fayro, Texas.
This is the first time “Christmas Belles” has been performed in Alamance County, but area acting companies have performed a number of Jones, Hope and Wooten shows in the last few years including “Dearly Beloved,” “Dixie Swim Club” and “The Hallelujah Girls.” The Gallery Players will present “The Red Velvet Cake War” next spring as part of its 40th anniversary season.
The writing team of Jones, Hope and Wooten “definitely get it when it comes to comedy and Alamance County audiences really respond well to their brand of humor,” said director Joe Don Baker. This is his directorial debut but Baker has appeared in a number of productions locally, including the comedy “Dearly Departed,” co-authored by Jessie Jones, with The Gallery Players in 1996.
Thelma Cousins,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, who performed with The Gallery Players in “Dearly Departed,” now lives in Asheville but was a part of the original performance of “Christmas Belles.” Jane McLelland,Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings， Bethany Baker and Doby have all performed in previous Jones, Hope, Wooten shows.
As far as holiday productions go, Baker said “this is one of those shows that gets you in the holiday spirit in that you will be laughing all the way through it.”
There’s a lot of physical comedy in the show, too.
“I spend most of the time on the floor,” Doby said. “I’m dressed in a Santa Claus suit and discover that I’m passing a kidney stone. The rest of the cast tries to keep me from cursing out loud because I’m in such pain.”
Doby said this is one of those shows that “we have to continually pause, pause, pause for laughter. It’s the most fun I’ve had in several years on stage.”
Sally Vose, a retired teacher from upstate New York, plays Geneva Musgrave, a woman who has led the Fayro Christmas pageant for the last 27 years. Vose discovered the auditions for the show online and decided to give it a shot.
“Everybody is going to get a lot of good laughs out of this show,100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together.” she said.
The Mebane Acting Company took a hiatus for a year but is happy to be back after the break. The theater performing group was created by Alexis and Thomas Drago in 2005 and since that time, it has performed dinner theaters, plays and musicals. This is the first time the group has performed at the Mebane Arts & Community Center.
William Rushi, who plays interim pastor Justin Waverly, described Baker as “so talented as an actor and he brings an open forum feel to the rehearsals.”
For Rushin, the character is a departure from who he is as a person — “he’s a frustrated guy and ultimately, he’s fun to play. Everything isn’t going his way, but he’s trying hard.”
The show is rated PG for adult themes, but Baker said it’s great for teens and up.
“It’s one of the newest plays they’ve written and we’re happy to bring it to Alamance County audiences,” Baker added.
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