Friday, September 27, 2013

PRAIRIE DAYS MELODRAMA "IN SEARCH OF THE HOLY GRILL"

Come out to the Prairie Days Festival this weekend and watch the Darke County Civic Theater production of, "In Search of the Holy Grill or...It's All A Big Miss Stake". There will be three performances throughout the festival weekend. The play was written by Craig Williams and produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Plays and Musicals. The following is a small sampling of the hilarity you will encounter.

An evil banker, Char Cole(Matt Cline), wants the land the church sits on to build a casino. He sends a bogus mortgage bill demanding the church pay a $10,000 balloon payment to scare the congregation in to selling him the property for a fraction of what it is worth. Watch as Char Cole's not so bright co-horts Ken Ling(Jim Bruney) and Miss Skeet(Arianna Kinner) try to figure out what the boss is up to. Reverend Paul Pitt(Chris Phillips) and choir director Barbie Cue(Taylor Dorn) hurriedly decide to submit a secret barbecue recipe to a contest in hopes of winning the huge cash prize. With the help of the choir members(Lyn Foureman, Rhonda Penrod, Karen Hamilton and Mike Hamilton) they decide to open a barbecue restaurant, "The Holy Smoke" in the church to raise money. Meanwhile, Miss Phit(Connie DeSchepper), the bumbling church secretary, is constantly getting the bulletins and newsletters wrong, sending misleading and funny information out to the congregation. In the end, however, you will have to come to the festival to see who really saves the day. The narrator of this melodrama will be Jennifer Gibson and she will instruct the audience when to Boo, Cheer and even say Amen.

If your looking for some great entertainment and family fun, then come on out to the festival and join us. The showtimes will be Saturday September 28th at 11:00am and 3:00pm and on Sunday September 29th at 3:00pm. The performances will be on the outdoor stage behind the Log House on the festival grounds. Some seating is available on the hillside, but you are more than welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets to join us in this fun filled production. Check out www.darkecountycivictheater.org for more info on our upcoming productions.

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