Upcoming: Dearly Beloved by Jones, Hope and Wooten, Georgetown Palace Theatre, January 11 - Feburary 3, 2013

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DEARLY BELOVED
by Jones, Hope and Wooten
directed by Mary Ellen Butler
January 11 - February 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

To brighten the winter months, Georgetown’s Historic Palace Theatre presents on the Springer Memorial Stage the live production of Dearly Beloved. This rib-tickling Southern comedy is from Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, the writing team that brought you last season’s hit The Dixie Swim Club. Directed by the Palace’s Artistic Director, Mary Ellen Butler, Dearly Beloved is the hilarious story of yet another dysfunctional but lovable Texas family in a predicament of life-sized proportions! The Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas, are caught up in one sister’s quest to plan her daughter’s antebellum-inspired wedding. Will the wedding be free from scandal, gossip, and skin-tight gold lamé? You will have to see it to believe it!

Dearly Beloved plays at the Palace on weekends from January 11 through February 3, 2013. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors (55+), $14 Students (10-22) and Active Military, and $10 Children (9 and younger). Rated for General Audiences

The Palace seats about 295, with reserved seating paid for in the ticket price. The Palace office in the lobby of the theatre is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (except for some holiday dates). Purchase tickets and select seating on-line at www.georgetownpalace.com or by calling (512) 869-7469 or (512) 869-5081. (Please call ahead regarding special needs seating.) Visa, Master Card, and Discover Card are accepted.

The Historic Palace Theatre is located at 810 South Austin Avenue in downtown Georgetown (click for map)and is part of the most beautiful Town Square in Texas!

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Auditions in Georgetown for Dearly Beloved, Georgetown Palace, October 27

Auditions! From the writing team of last year’s hit “The Dixie Swim Club” comes the hilarious “Dearly Beloved!” Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, it's a story of a completely dysfunctional but loveable Texas family in the throes of a series of life-changing events

Auditions will be held Saturday, October 27th from 1pm – 5pm at the Georgetown Palace Theatre. Callbacks will be held Sunday, October 28th from 6pm-9pm.

To request an audition time slot please email gpalaceproductions@gmail.com

No monologue will be required for this audition, we will be reading directly from the script. However, please note that the Futrelle sisters sing a gospel song within the play, if you are considering auditioning for one of these 3 sisters, then consider preparing a 1 minute excerpt from a gospel song, it is not required but would be appreciated.

Performances will begin January 11th, and close February 3rd. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 2pm. All Auditions, Rehearsals, and Performances will be held at the Palace Theatre.

The Story The time is now and the Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the scandalous break-up of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The Sermonettes. But Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15½ years down the aisle, Frankie’s ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye’s tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.

In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can pull off one "final Futrelle occasion" with elegance and style with the help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie's hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink's alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner. When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie's hope is shaken. It is lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro and eloped. The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last resort, and to the delight of the citizens of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing again.

Click to read cast list and descriptions at AustinLiveTheatre.com