THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB by Jones, Hope and Wooten, Hasty Retreat Productions, Playhouse Smithville and in Giddings, September 12 - 28, 2013

[performing in Smithville, Texas]

presents


The Dixie Swim Club

a Jones, Hope and Wooten comedy
directed by AJ Fuex

Fridays and Saturdays, September 12 - 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee, September 22, 2013 at 2 pm

Tickets: $12.00 (online or at the door)

Playhouse Smithville, 110 Main Street, Smithville, Texas - click for map

AND IN GIDDINGS:

 Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

and Sunday, October 6, at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $10 (online or at the door)

Lee County Youth Center Cafetorium, 1010 East Industry, Giddings, Texas

Click here to purchase tickets on-line or contact Hasty Retreat Productions at (512) 296-1988 or email us at: hastyretreat3@gmail.com

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. 

As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of "teamwork," rally 'round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the story of these five unforgettable women—a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever… 
 
CAST
The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos. Played by Alana Adams.
Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and "perfect" life, and continues to be the group's leader. Played by Monica Miller.
Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again. Played by Alicia Moses Gust.
Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Played by Tammy McGary.
Sweet and eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences a late entry into motherhood that takes them all by surprise! Played by Lita Alberts.

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Opening this week: Daughters of the Lone Star State: The Privileged Helping the Underprivileged by Del Shores, Hasty Retreat Productions at Playhouse Smithville, November 9 - 17

DAUGHTERS OF THE LONE STAR STATE:

The Privileged Helping The Underprivileged

By Del Shores

Hasty Retreat Productions

Featuring the Hasty Retreat Players

Directed by AJ Fuex

November 9-10, and 16-17, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.
Playhouse Smithville, 110 Main, Smithville, Texas
Tickets: $10 at the door or online at www.hastyretreatproductions.webs.com

Rebellion’s A Brewin’ in Texas!

The third in the Texas series by Del Shores, “Daughters of the Lone Star State”, directed by AJ Fuex, is a comedic, but biting, look at racial and socio-economic challenges to the traditional norm in a small Texas town.

It’s Christmas Eve in the small West Texas town of Lowake. Members of the Daughters of the Lone Star State are holding their annual recruitment drive. Their membership is dying out, literally, and they must replenish their numbers.

Chaos and comedy erupt as recruitees arrive that don’t quite fit the charter members’ preconceived notions of what Daughter should be.

Equality and justice triumph as some new, and old, members rebel against the status quo.

Fuex brings her vision of this performance to life with a brilliant cast of actors portraying an odd, but strangely endearing, cross-section of small-town Texas.

Crew: Stage Management and Props: Cindy Thompson
Carpentry: Richard Thompson

Cast:

Liddy Bell Cartwright,(Alana Adams) s is the opinionated and domineering President of the Daughters.
Clara Bell Ivey, (Lisa Holcomb) Liddy Bell’s sister, is the ultimate follower.
Darlene Parsons (Joyce Leatherwood) plays the wounded, rich, but functional alcoholic.
Lola Faye Barnes (Alicia Gust) a former poor woman who just struck oil, willing to serve.
Lois Wheelis (Lia Nelson) is a cranky charter member who speaks her mind.
Ima Jean Winkler-Gomez is a poor young pregnant woman, with the need to belong.
Vergie Hopkins (Tammy McGary) is a loud, tough talking, former rodeo queen who likes to stir things up.
Doll Johnson (AJ Fuex), strong – but knows her place, is Darlene’s maid.
Sharon Johnson (Emilie Taylor) is Doll’s bold and angry daughter who has had enough.

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