Title
Playwright
Alan Bailey, Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Connie Ray
Performance Dates
July 11-14, 17-21, 24-27, 2002
Creative Team
Stage & Musical Direction by.......David Hemsley Caldwell
Scenic Design by.........................Edith Dinger
Costume Design by......................Ruth Boyd
Light Design by............................Rob Johnson
Sound Design by..........................Patrick Green
Synopsis
Smoke on the Mountain tells the story of a Saturday Night Gospel Sing at a country church in North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains in 1938. The show features two dozen rousing bluegrass songs played and sung by the Sanders Family, a traveling group making its return to performing after a five-year hiatus. Pastor Oglethorpe, the young and enthusiastic minister of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, has enlisted the Sanders Family in his efforts to bring his tiny congregation into “the modern world.” Between songs, each family member “witnesses” – telling a story about an important event in their life. Though they try to appear perfect in the eyes of a congregation who wants to be inspired by their songs, one thing after another goes awry and they reveal their true – and hilariously imperfect – natures. By the evening’s end, the Sanders Family have endeared themselves to us by revealing their weaknesses and allowing us to share in their triumphs.
https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2189/smoke-on-the-mountain
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
OST, Summer Stock, Otterbein Theatre, Musicals
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Smoke on the Mountain" (2002). 2002 Summer Theatre. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/summer_production_2002/1