Enjoy a toe-tapping 2 hours of music and comedy, live onstage in downtown Starkville!
“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.
“Smoke on the Mountain” features a book by Connie Ray and was conceived by Alan Bailey, with musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick. The show is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals - www.concordtheatricals.com.
Starkville Community Theatre's production is directed by Pattye Archer, featuring performers Christian Dunne, Madeline Golden, Grif Lippencott, Cindy Ruff, Paul Ruff, Bob Swanson, and Krista Vowell.
This show is generously sponsored by Barbara Coats, FICF, RICP - Modern Woodmen of America.
Like all shows in our 2021-2022 season, this production is supported in part by funds from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and in part, from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Know Before You Go: Starkville Community Theatre is requiring all audience members to mask during performances of this production.
In addition to masking, SCT is offering one performance date (Sunday, October 31) specifically for COVID-vaccinated patrons only. At that single performance, we will be asking all audience members to present proof of vaccination (with their vaccination card or an official digital record of their vaccination) before entering the auditorium.
For any questions about the show or the ticketing process, please call the box office at 662.323.6855 or contact SCT's Executive Director Gabe Smith at [email protected].
