THE HONKY TONK ANGELS by Ted Swindley
Director Pat Shull
Musical Director Beverly Henderson Simes
Come with us on a rollicking and touching journey which celebrates the woman’s voice in country music through the years, from the classics of Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells, up to the contemporary favorites by the likes of Dolly Parton and Pam Tillis. You will experience these great songs through the eyes of three country gals who meet on a bus while on their way to Nashville following the “Music City Dream” and become a popular singing group. Romance, husband problems, independence and a little gospel thrown in for good measure result in a thrilling theatrical mixture of laughter, friendship and maybe a tear or two. Stand by Your Man, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 9 to 5, and Harper Valley PTA are just a few of the hits that you will experience on the wings of The Honky Tonk Angels. February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8pm and February 15, 22 at 3pm

THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon
Director Jonathan Houston
"The classic comedy opens as a group of guys assemble to play cards in the apartment of Oscar Madison where he lives in a mess, a good indication of the reason his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just separated from his wife. Since he is very fastidious and "none too tense," they fear he might commit suicide, so they go about locking all the windows. They scarcely allow him to go to the bathroom alone! As the action unfolds, Felix the clean freak and Oscar the slob decide to room together with hilarious results, and so THE ODD COUPLE is born!"
April 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2 at 8pm and April 26 at 3pm

THE GLASS MENDACITY by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper, Maureen Morley & Tom Willmorth
men•dac•i•ty 1. The condition of being mendacious; untruthful; given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth 2. A lie; a falsehood. A hilarious spoof of Tennessee Williams' southern dramas THE GLASS MENAGERIE, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE and CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, all jumbled together! If you don’t know Tennessee Williams’ work, don’t fret. The Glass Mendacity stands on its own, from its off-kilter family relationships to its constant references to the heat and humidity of the South. June 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 8pm and June 7 at 3pm

KEEP ON THE SUNNYSIDE by Douglas Pote
Director Jimmy O. Burdette
The songs and story of the original Carter Family. The love story that made country music famous — A.P., Maybelle and Sara Carter are brought to life in this telling look at the lives and music of the Carter Family and the historic Bristol Sessions recordings. Centered around the great love of A.P. for Sara, which produced such distinctive, enduring songs as Will the Circle be Unbroken, Wildwood Flower, My Clinch Mountain Home and the perennial favorite, Keep on the Sunny Side. August 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 8pm and August 9, 16 at 3pm

DEARLY DEPARTED by David Bottrell & Jessie Jones
Director Pat Shull
In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpin’s other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, “When I die, don’t tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you.” Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral. October 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8pm and October 4 at 3pm

SHOWTIME AT FIRST BAPTIST by Ron Osborne
Director Jimmy O. Burdette
ECP is proud to announce that it is the first community theatre in the country (other than Barter Theatre in Virginia) to obtain the rights to perform the premier of this show! First Baptist of Ivy Gap’s 100th anniversary picnic was a smashing success, except for one little thing: the bolt of lightning that struck the church’s steeple, igniting a fire that destroyed the sanctuary and so much more. In the wake of the disaster, key women of the church – led by Edith, the pastor’s unflappable wife – gather in what’s left (the fellowship hall) to commiserate and try to put things back together. To raise spirits and funds for rebuilding, the women ultimately plan a festive evening of entertainment designed to showcase the congregation’s talent. Could it be that some of Edith’s gang plan a song and dance number that might shock the congregation? If so, how will they circumvent the authority of the all-male super-conservative board of deacons, not to mention, one of their own? Change is in the air as these six diverse women challenge institutions as well as each other. Along the way, there are laughs to be shared, battles to be fought, love to be won, relationships to be mended, and losses to be grieved. December 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 8pm and December 6 at 3pm