News Article
"Dearly Departed" Opens in February
Published on: January 26, 2011
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre is excited to announce the first show of the 2011 Main Stage Season. “Dearly Departed” by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones will be presented on February 25-27 and March 4-6 at the Colleen O. Williams Theater inside the Winder Cultural Arts Center. The Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30, and the Sunday matinees are at 3:00 pm. Advance price tickets are now available at all ticket locations and are $10 for seniors (55 and older, students, and teachers) and $12.50 for adults. Credit card orders can be made over the phone at Winder City Hall (770-867-3106) and will include a $3.00 service fee. The tickets can be purchased with checks or cash at Pam Veader’s State Farm Insurance office at 41 S. Center Street in Winder (770-867-1679).
Season tickets are also on sale at both locations and can be purchased until the first show begins. The 2011 season includes four plays, and the cost is only $40 for seniors, students & teachers, and $50 for adults.
“Dearly Departed” is a Southern comedy that takes place in the Baptist backwoods of the Bible belt. The beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpin’s other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. The family makes it through the funeral by turning to their eccentric community of friends and neighbors.
Come out and join the fun as the 2011 Season starts with a laugh.
The photo shows Amy Hagin and Mark McKinnon rehearsing a scene for the show.
