Melodrama By Billy St. John
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
Show Dates:
Thursday, September 17th at 6:30 PM,
Friday, September 11th & 18th at 6:30 PM,
Saturday, September 12th & 19th at 6:30 PM
1120 State Highway 50
Prairie Sky Venue [Old Bethlehem Church]
Directed by Tanya Johnson
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
Show Dates:
Thursday, September 17th at 6:30 PM,
Friday, September 11th & 18th at 6:30 PM,
Saturday, September 12th & 19th at 6:30 PM
1120 State Highway 50
Prairie Sky Venue [Old Bethlehem Church]
Directed by Tanya Johnson
All practices & auditions will be held at Boys & Girls Club
in Gillette Community Theatre's sponsored room.
in Gillette Community Theatre's sponsored room.
Synopsis
When lovely young widow Penny Candy and her baby, Ruth, are taken in by her Aunt Praline, owner of The Sweet Shoppe candy store, little does Penny know that both love and danger lie ahead. The villainous Sid Swindle is determined to buy The Sweet Shoppe as part of his plan to sell the property to the city for America's first subway system. Should Praline refuse his offer, Sid is prepared to do away with her and her heirs in order to obtain the land at public auction!
With the help of his dashing but less than brilliant cohort in crime, Otto Sourball, the villain sets his evil scheme in motion. The hilarious results include the kidnapping of Baby Ruth, an attempt to burn down The Sweet Shoppe, and a wild chase through the audience with the good guys pelting the villains with candy... which the audience can eat, of course!
You'll be laughing, booing and cheering in this tasty theatrical treat!
With the help of his dashing but less than brilliant cohort in crime, Otto Sourball, the villain sets his evil scheme in motion. The hilarious results include the kidnapping of Baby Ruth, an attempt to burn down The Sweet Shoppe, and a wild chase through the audience with the good guys pelting the villains with candy... which the audience can eat, of course!
You'll be laughing, booing and cheering in this tasty theatrical treat!
List of Characters
- TAFFY . . . . . . . . . . . . . a sales clerk at The Sweet Shoppe
- TOFFEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . another sales clerk
- HUBERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a customer
- TOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . another customer
- MRS. MURPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yet another customer
- KAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her child
- KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat's best friend
- MRS. POPPYCOCK . . . . . . . . . . . still another customer
- LOLLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her child
- PRALINE CANDY . . . . . . . . owner of the Sweet Shoppe
- PENNY CANDY . . . . a sweet young widow, with infant
- FARRON HEIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a candy cook
- CINDY GRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . another candy cook
- OTTO SOURBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a dashing lackey
- SID SWINDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a villain
- ERNEST NOBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a policeman
Cast List
TAFFY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valorie deJong
TOFFEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leah Israelsen
HUBERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanah Hartsoch
TOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose Cofer
MRS. MURPHY . . . . . . . . . Kasaundre Perkins
KAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Hartsoch
KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Israelsen
MRS. POPPYCOCK . . . . . . . . . . Kelani Urlaub
LOLLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koryn Urlaub
PRALINE CANDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jude Dodd
PENNY CANDY . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Beecher
FARRON HEIT . . . Edmundo Meza-Barragan
CINDY GRADE . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Dubovsky
OTTO SOURBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Aars
SID SWINDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Keever
ERNEST NOBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bud Miller
Ticket Purchasing
Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce (cash or check only!),
at the door, and online with your credit or debit card using form below:
at the door, and online with your credit or debit card using form below: