Following on the heels of a sell-out Smoke on the Mountain this past summer is the holiday favorite, Sanders Family Christmas. Written by Connie Ray; conceived by Alan Bailey; with musical arrangements by John Foley & Gary Fagin, performances are Wednesday, December 14-Sunday, December 18th with matinees and evening performances on the 17th and 18th.
It’s Christmas Eve of 1941 and Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders Family to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church to sing and witness. He hopes to get the congregation into the down-home holiday spirit before the boys, including one of the Sanders' own, ship off to World War II. The Congregation will hear more than two-dozen Christmas carols, many of them vintage hymns, and hilarious yuletide stories from the more or less devout Sanders family members. The play is set in a church which makes the Old Country Church perfect for the venue. The audience will fit right in as Reverend Oglethorpe pulls them in as the congregation. They too become part of the fun. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at Josie’s or by calling 256-536-2882.
Added by Arecia Jones on December 10, 2011