2023-24 Season

Opening Night is Friday, November 3, 2023

Book by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey, musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick. Smoke on the Mountain is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

Join the Sanders Family, played by Michael Dean, Carrie Butler Swann, Kevin Helmer, Stephanie Oldmixon, Nikolaas VanKley and Linda Licht as they lead the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church congregation, including Candyce Wagnon and Amee Johnson, in their Saturday Night Sing. Pastor Oglethorpe, played by Mark Strange, hilariously attempts to keep up with the singing AND the witnessing.

Davy Thomas and Katherine Parrish Whitbeck direct this tribute to the small churches in the Smoky Mountains during the 1930s.

Auditions were held on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2-4pm, and on Sept. 16 at 2-4pm, at Lamp-Lite Theatre.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Because our musical performances all always heavily attended, all tickets will be RESERVED for the night/day of the performance, but seating during the performance will be GENERAL open seating.

PERFORMANCE DATES:
November 3 & 4 at 7:30pm | November 5, 2023 at 2:00pm
November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm | November 12, 2023 at 2:00pm
AUDIENCE DRESS REHEARSAL: Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:30pm