"Dearly Beloved"

Played to rave reviews Sept. 29 - Oct. 15!
Congratulations Cast & Crew!

a hilarious new play by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten

Friday–Sunday: Sept. 29–Oct. 1; Oct. 6–8; 13–15

Curtain 8 pm except Sunday, Oct 15 at 2 pm only

Tickets $12 All shows 

Photos courtesy of Wayne Fawbush

For Advanced Reservations:
 Call 802-583-1674 for credit card sales
Or purchase tickets by cash or check at the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce

You can also purchase tickets with cash or check at the box office 
after 7 pm on the night of the show

The Play

Dearly Beloved by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten is a story of a completely dysfunctional but loveable Texas family in the throes of another series of life-changing events.

The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The Sermonettes. But Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15½ years down the aisle, Frankie’s ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye’s tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.

In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can pull off one “final Futrelle occasion” with elegance and style with the help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie’s hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink’s alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat.

When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight gold lamé, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie’s hope is shaken. It is lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro and eloped.

The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last resort, and to the delight of the citizenry of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing again.

The Cast and their Characters

Linda Iannuzzi ~ Frankie Dubberly

Andra Kisler ~ Twink Futrelle

Cynthia Seckler ~ Honey Raye-

Heather Nielsen ~ Tina Jo & G.J

Will Giblin ~ Dub Dubberly

Nathan Shaw ~ Justin Waverly

Tom Byrne ~ Wiley Hicks & Nelda Lightfoot

Robbie Harold ~ Geneva Musgrave

Kitty Werner ~ Patsy Price

Jake Barickman ~ John Curtis Buntner