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Synopsis: …And, yes, it’s set in Texas! This deliriously funny Southern-fried farce finds the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas—Gaynelle, Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette—teetering on the brink of disaster again. Gaynelle, frustrated and frazzled from working too many two-bit jobs, stubbornly refuses to face the fact she’s turning the Big 5-0. In a misguided effort to lift her cousin’s spirits, Peaches, a sassy, morturarial cosmetologist who’s stuck in a romantic dry gulch, is determined to throw Gaynelle a surprise birthday party she doesn’t even want. Jimmie Wy, riding high on the success of her new wedding gown boutique for big gals—Wide Bride—reluctantly agrees to help Peaches surprise Gaynelle. But it turns out the surprise is on them when, in a startling twist, the party plans shift to a hastily thrown-together family funeral instead. The hilarity escalates when Peaches’ recently declared dead husband unexpectedly returns and his romantic links to each of the cousins is revealed. And the hits just keep on coming as a Cajun bounty hunter who’s tracking Peaches’ husband crashes the funeral and a jilted bride holds the Verdeens hostage with a loaded paintball gun. All the while, the cousins struggle to avoid their bitter Aunt LaMerle who’s hell-bent on cracking the ranks of the elite Daughters of the Nation of Texas and exacting revenge on the Verdeen girls before the dirt hits the casket. As the outrageous complications of this ferociously funny Jones-Hope-Wooten comedy explode into chaos, you’ll find yourself hoping your next family celebration—be it birthday, wedding or funeral—is even half this much fun!
Performance Dates: April 11-April 19, 2025
Location: Plaza Theatre, 521 W. State St., Garland, TX.
Our Cast:
Cee Cee Windham– Samantha Snavely Gaynelle Verdeen- Kayla Mestes
Jimmie Wynette Verdeen- Emily Cole Peaches Verdeen Belrose- Laura Blenk
LaMerle Verdeen Minshew-Jane Talbert Aubrey Verdeen- Tom Jeffcoat
Bitsy Hargis- Heather Roberts Theodore Rexford Belrose- Christian Paul
Gentle Harmony- Cyndi Saye Mama Doll Hargis- Dottie Garrett
Marlissa Crutchfield- Nancy Pistilli Wild Bill Boudreaux-Eric Nivens
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Performance Dates: May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and June 1, 2025
Location: Plaza Theatre, 521 W. State St., Garland, TX.
Our Cast:
Ariel– Molly White Prince Eric- Mitchell Feinberg-Alleluia
Grimsby– Jed Davis Flounder– Alyssa Huff
Scuttle-Spencer Walsh King Triton-Charles Wickersham
Sebastian– Toney Smith Ursula– Brianna Clancy
Flotsam Jetsam– AnneMarie Danner
Chef– Louis Devin Schor
Mersisters:
Aquata– Elaine Schor Andrina– Victoria Rose
Arista– Betty Henson Attina– Jess Harley
Adella– Rose Alleluia-Feinberg Allana Anna Porter
Adult Ensemble:
Byron Frazier, Tami Leal, Lorelai Ainley, Vanessa Cham, Dottie Garrett, Trinity Wickersham, Lilian Wickersham, Krislyn Hart, Madison Taylor, Melanie Morris, Ray Naghwai, Sarah Gilmore
Children’s Ensemble
Sydney Hogans, Addison West, Samantha Rozinsky, Walker Huff, Liam Garrett, Selah Garrett, Brelynn Taylor, Layla Ainley, Jane Batt, Reese Gilmore, Kellie Gilmore