Farce of Nature
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
Directed by Scotty Kennedy
April 21-24, 2022
The non-stop hilarity of this Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas. Meet D. Gene Wilburn, the owner and proprietor of the Reel ‘Em Inn. It used to be one of the finest but no more. It has one guest, an extremely jittery Carmine DeLuca from Chicago, from the Witness Protection Program. D. Gene’s frustrated wife is working on their lack luster romantic life with hypnotic suggestions. D. Gene’s feisty sister Maxie has her own problems, including battling ageism to resuming her career in law enforcement. The gangster Carmine’s been dodging for the last five years, Sonny Barbosa, is about to enter the scene looking for his wife Lola, who has driven thousands of miles to follow her boytoy, D. Gene and Wanelle’s son, Ty. In the deliciously funny romp that ensues, they all hide, lie, disguise themselves, cross-dress, and slam doors chasing one another, while trying to figure out the source of an increasingly awful stench. Yet by the delightfully chaotic climax of this one outrageous day, love blossoms, truths are revealed and the lives of all change in incredible and surprising ways.
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Cast
Wanelle Wilburn - Anna Carol Porter D. Gene Wilburn - Brente Jeffreys Jenna Sealy - Avery Klose Maxie Wilburn Suggs - Emily Edmonson Carmine DeLuca - Torrey Lewey Ty Wilburn - Dominic Rogers Lola Barbosa - Jeanmarie Moore Sonny Barbosa - Theron Struzik Roxanne Thorne - Zephra Rogers Crew Scotty Kennedy - Director Zephra Rogers - Stage Manager Todd Hardin - Set Design/Construction Scotty Kennedy - Set Design/Construction Gary McKinney - Lighting and Sound Beth Hammock - Ticket Coordinator |
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