Performance includes
music, ensemble cast and wacky plot
Powell, Tenn. – It’s just your typical day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus
Depot in Fort McLeod, Alberta. There’s your usual assortment of oddball
townies, cops stopping in for coffee and a donut, lovelorn waitresses singing
Patsy Cline, and escaped convicts disguised in drag with plans to rob a bank.
Anything else? Oh, a young Johnny Cash just walked through the door with his
guitar. “Ring of Fire” anyone?
That’s what audiences will see and hear in the latest comedy
from the Powell Playhouse - “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot” by
Roger Cosgrove. This hilarious and family-friendly play includes one of the
PPH’s largest and most experienced casts ever – 16 people. Will the people who
frequent the java shop find true love? Will the coppers catch the bad guys?
Will the man in black make it to his next gig in time? Come to the play to find
out.
“A Day at the Java
Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot” will be performed on Thursday, Oct. 15; Friday,
Oct. 16; and twice on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at the Jubilee Banquet Facility
on Callahan Road. The play starts at 7 p.m. for the three evening performances,
with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for all performances with a
$5 senior discount for the matinee and can be purchased at the door.
Dinner will also be offered with each performance with a
lunch before the Saturday matinee. Dinners prior to evening performances are
$15 and the lunch is $10. For meal reservations and times, please call the
Jubilee Center at 865-938-2112.
“It’s refreshing and exciting to meet all the new people
auditioning with the Powell Playhouse. We open our fifth season with our second
play in a row that has a large cast, and they’re going to bring lots of
laughs!” says Gina Jones, president of the PPH and director of this play.
Carly Johnson, a frequent performer and volunteer with the
PPH, plays the role of Josie. Carly was last seen on the PPH stage in “The
Night of January 16th.” Carly is a sophomore engineering major at
UT. “Josie is a very relatable character,” Carly says. “This play feels like a
sitcom with multiple storylines. It’s very fast-paced and funny.”
Katie Dake returns to the PPH stage to play Jo’s waitress
sidekick Linda. Katie has appeared in “Steel Magnolias” and “Crimes of the
Heart” for the PPH, and teaches Language Arts at Karns Middle School.
Brandon Lloyd Hicks makes his PPH debut as a young Johnny
Cash. Brandon is also a talented musician who recently played Elvis in “All
Shook up” at the Oak Ridge Playhouse.
Veteran actor Gary Mullins returns to the PPH stage as
Larry, one of the criminals looking to score a major heist. Gary was in
“Arsenic and Old Lace,” and has appeared on stage at Theatre Knoxville Downtown
more than 30 times.
Gary/Larry’s partner in crime is Grant McMahan, who plays
Bob/Mary/Angel. Grant has appeared in “Everybody Loves Opal” and “The Night of
January 16th.”
RedPaint Spilman returns to the PPH as bumbling Constable
Larsen. Steven Miller is also a PPH veteran, and plays shy mechanic Kevin, who
has eyes for the lovely Josie.
Charles Denney makes his seventh PPH appearance as Leroy,
the rancher looking for love in all the wrong places. He’s joined by pals Bill
and Mac, played by PPH newcomers Dave Stair and Brian Cooney. The PPH also welcomes
another newcomer — Debra Pope — who plays dual roles of bus driver Annie and
waitress Maxine.
The rest of the cast includes actors who’ve made appearances
on the PPH stage before. Melody McMahan is Chantico, a Mexican bus boy-girl,
Colby Russell Benjamin is the Police Chief, Tabitha Neilson and Scarlet Bell
Silva are wayward sisters Mary and Sherri, and Mark Johnson is the peddler with
a coat full of iffy watches to sell.
Christy Rutherford will serve as head makeup artist, and
Paula Johnson will be in charge of props. Mona Napier handles ticket and ad
sales, oversees the ushers, and greets guests.
This is the 13th play presented by the Powell
Playhouse since it was established by the late Nita Buell-Black in 2010. Next
up, the PPH will team with One Life Church to bring “The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever” to our community on Dec. 10-12!
“This will be our first children’s play and we are very
excited about it!” Jones says.
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