2011 Season
Click here to see photos from our past productions.
Click here to see photos from our past productions.
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website designed by Chris Rhoton
website designed by Chris Rhoton
Smoke on the Mountain
by Alan Bailey & Connie Ray
Directed by Chris Rhoton
The Rogersville Playhouse and the Rogersville Arts Council are proud to announce the upcoming production of "Smoke on the Mountain".
"Smoke on the Mountain" takes place in 1938 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. The play presents a Saturday night Gospel sing, featuring the Sanders Family in their first night back on the gospel circuit in five years. When you boil it down this show is about having hope and faith, and of course fellowship. Things to which I think we can all relate.
Pastor Oglethorpe, a young and enthusiastic minister, has enlisted the Sanders Family in his efforts to bring his tiny congregation into the “modern world.” Opening night jitters combined with the disdain of a pair of spinsters who are the church’s chief benefactors, keep the evening on the verge of chaos. Between songs, the family members witness and tell personal stories that relate to their trials of faith.
March 4 through March 27, 2011
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Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
Avenue Q: the musical
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Directed by Chris Rhoton
Winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie Monster (the internet entrepenuer), Lucy (the exotic dancer), and other colorful types who help PRINCETON finally discover his purpose in life!
Avenue Q takes a comical look at racism, sex, relationships, and life in general.
Avenue Q is rated R for Adult Language, Themes and Content.
Performances August 26 - September 11.
Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Directed by Chris Rhoton
Winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie Monster (the internet entrepenuer), Lucy (the exotic dancer), and other colorful types who help PRINCETON finally discover his purpose in life!
Avenue Q takes a comical look at racism, sex, relationships, and life in general.
Avenue Q is rated R for Adult Language, Themes and Content.
Performances August 26 - September 11.
Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
Suds: the musical
This just hasn’t been Cindy’s day. After her cat dies, her boyfriend leaves her, and she finds out she owes a large sum of money; it seems
like this morning can’t get any worse at the
Suds Wash-O-Rama. She decides to end it all
and attempts to commit suicide with pedal pushers and a washing machine. Luckily, a couple of guardian angels are looking out for Cindy and help her see the good in life as they sing and dance through all your favorite songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s. This one is sure to have you humming for weeks afterward.
Dont miss the Regional Premiere of Suds: the Rockin’ 1960s Soap Opera Musical!
Performances POSTPONED UNTIL 2012.
Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
This just hasn’t been Cindy’s day. After her cat dies, her boyfriend leaves her, and she finds out she owes a large sum of money; it seems
like this morning can’t get any worse at the
Suds Wash-O-Rama. She decides to end it all
and attempts to commit suicide with pedal pushers and a washing machine. Luckily, a couple of guardian angels are looking out for Cindy and help her see the good in life as they sing and dance through all your favorite songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s. This one is sure to have you humming for weeks afterward.
Dont miss the Regional Premiere of Suds: the Rockin’ 1960s Soap Opera Musical!
Performances POSTPONED UNTIL 2012.
Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
Wedding from Hale:
Live at the Hale Springs Inn
by Eileen Moushey
Directed by Adrian Thomas
You’ve been to weddings where something goes wrong? Try everything. Bruce and Tina face it all. The wrong dress, the wrong tux, the wrong flowers, the wrong food...then people start dying! Things only go downhill from there!
Join us for an evening of delightful comedy and a truly zany wedding - just be glad it’s not yours! Bring your appetite and your inner Sherlock Holmes because there's a murder to be solved.
Prizes awarded for the team that solves the mystery...and the ones who didn't.
Dinner will be provided by the Hale Springs Inn.
July 15 & 16, 2011
Click here for more information.
Please call the Hale Springs Inn front desk at 423.272.5171 to make reservations.
Produced by special arrangement with Mysterues by Moushey, Inc
Live at the Hale Springs Inn
by Eileen Moushey
Directed by Adrian Thomas
You’ve been to weddings where something goes wrong? Try everything. Bruce and Tina face it all. The wrong dress, the wrong tux, the wrong flowers, the wrong food...then people start dying! Things only go downhill from there!
Join us for an evening of delightful comedy and a truly zany wedding - just be glad it’s not yours! Bring your appetite and your inner Sherlock Holmes because there's a murder to be solved.
Prizes awarded for the team that solves the mystery...and the ones who didn't.
Dinner will be provided by the Hale Springs Inn.
July 15 & 16, 2011
Click here for more information.
Please call the Hale Springs Inn front desk at 423.272.5171 to make reservations.
Produced by special arrangement with Mysterues by Moushey, Inc
Seussical! the Musical!
by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Kathleen Buttolph
Music Direction by Nicole Wood
One of the most performed shows in America,
Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The show brings to life all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie,
and a little boy with a big imagination-Jojo.
"Oh, the Thinks You Can Think" captures the
show's spirit of imagination, as the colorful
characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool
to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of
the Whos. Sure to be fun for the whole family!
Click here to reserve your tickets today!
June 30 through July 10, 2011
Tickets are $10.
Sanders Family Christmas
by Alan Bailey & Connie Ray
Directed by Chris Rhoton
You know them, you love them...and now your favorite Sanders Family is back with more laughs than ever in this holiday sequel to "Smoke on the Mountain"
In this heartwarming sequel to Smoke, the Sanders Family returns to the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in the mountains of North Carolina. It's Christmas Eve, following Pearl Harbor. They've gathered for one last singing performance at the church before young Dennis will ship out for boot camp.
Sure to be a crowd favorite with the same southern Baptist humor and all your favorite Christmas tunes.
Check back for performance dates and times!
Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
