Theatre Eastern hosts "Christmas Belles"
Theatre Eastern will start off the Holiday Season in Latimer County
with their fall production of Christmas Belles, a zany comedy by Jessie
Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Christmas Belles will play
Thursday, November 19th and Friday November 20th at 7:30pm in Mitchell
Auditorium on the Wilburton Campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College.
Christmas Belles tells the hilarious story of the Futrelle sisters
of Fayro, Texas, a church Christmas pageant that is spinning out of
control, family secrets, a surly Santa Claus, a vengeful sheep, food
poisoning, and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. Don’t miss the
misadventures of this crazy cast of characters as they present a Christmas
pageant not to be forgotten – and guaranteed to bring a little
joy to your world!
The cast of Christmas Belles includes: Eastern Zoology instructor,
Pat Ratliff of Oklahoma City, as Geneva Musgrave; Kinta freshman Shanna
Harp as Honey Raye Futrelle; Wilburton freshman Jennifer as Gina Jo
Dubberly; Alex sophomore Andy Fancher as Deputy John Curtis Buntner;
Eufaula freshman Tiffany Clendening as Twink Futrelle; Smithville sophomore
Boomer Lowrie as Dub Dubberly; Wilburton freshman Laura Myers as Frankie
Futrelle Dubberly; Eufaula freshman Chelsie Hanna as Rhonda Lynn Lampley;
Talihina sophomore Chris Horstman as Pastor Justin Waverly; and local
community favorites, Todd and Dottie Minshall as Raynerd Chisum and
Patsy Price. Wilburton sophomore Nicole Grimsley is the Stage Manager.
Admission to Christmas Belles is only $3 or you may bring 3 canned
or boxed food items to be donated to the needy during the holiday seasons.
And as always, Eastern students and employees are free. For more information
call Director Melissa Lee at 918-465-1758.
Caption info: Theatre Eastern prepares for the holidays with Christmas
Belles by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. The comedy
plays Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20 at 7:30pm in Mitchell
Auditorium. Pictured Top Row L to R: Andy Fancher of Alex, Tiffany
Clendening of Eufaula, Chris Horstman of Talihina, Shanna Harp of Keota,
Pat Ratliff of Oklahoma City (seated), and Dottie Minshall of Wilburton.
Front Row L to R: Chelsie Hanna of Eufaula, Laura Myers of Wilburton,
and Jennifer Pearson of Wilburton. For more information call Director
Melissa Lee at 918-465-1758.
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