Calvin Drama Ministry will present the musical:
April 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30 pm
April 11 at 2:00 pm
Smoke on the Mountain
Set in the 1930s, this musical tale introduces the singing Sanders family, who perform their traditional and bluegrass gospel songs for the members of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, NC. Pastor Oglethorpe welcomes the family to the church, where their inspiring stories of their faith and beliefs are shared during the concert. The audience serves as the members of the congregation.
The score of Smoke on the Mountain consists of almost thirty gospel tunes. There is a pleasant mixture of energetic rousing numbers, plaintive hymns, and soulful praise songs. The songs vary from the well known, "Whispering Hope" and "I'll Fly Away," to the more obscure ones, such as "Filling Station" and "Christian Cowboy".
The story, conceived by Alan Bailey and written by Connie Ray, is an extremely well rendered one. Rather than just a concert of old-time Christian hymns, Smoke On The Mountain is truly a musical that you will find yourself humming the tunes long after you have seen the show.
The cast, directed by Toni Schlemmer, includes: Tom Surgalski, Carrie Baker, Frank Baker, Tom Reiber, Karen Cramer, Shelly Cary, Adam Diamond, Abbie Hoffman, Beth Wilson, Ruth Berher, Sharon Taylor-Shanks, Valerie Wilson and Nan Durny. Bruce Smith will lead the onstage band.
Calvin Presbyterian Church 415 East Grandview Avenue, Zelienople
Suggested
minimum donation:
Adults $10 Students $5