THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS

MAY 5 6 12 13 14 19 20 21 | FRI & SAT 8PM SUN 2PM

by JESSIE JONES, NICHOLAS HOPE, JAMIE WOOTEN

directed by CELIA FRANK

COMEDY | Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, an abandoned church-turned-day-spa. By the time the women rally together to overcome their obstacles and launch their new, improved lives, you’ve got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout “Hallelujah!”

production photography: SUSAN J ROCHE

REVIEWS

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom, EU Jacksonville:

“.. the funniest play we have seen so far this year.. If you liked “Golden Girls” and “Designing Women” on television, then you are going to love this show.. The opening night audience and the dual critics laughed long and hard throughout the show, which is filled with one-line wisecracks offset at times with down-home wisdom.. Take a trip and experience the friendship of six women (along with a friendly government employee and a muscled contractor) as they love, laugh, and shine in their roles.”

Tamara McClaran, BUZZ:

“This delightful southern comedy is warm and entertaining with a marvelous cast and excellent direction by Celia Frank.. Olivia Gowan is captivating as Carlene Travis, demonstrating the right balance of humor, insecurity and passion.. Tracey Gallagher is hilarious as Mavis Flowers.. Rebecca Williams is extremely entertaining as the zany Crystal Hart.. Perfectly portrayed by Karen Garrett, Bunny is wickedly evil..”

THE CAST

OLIVIA GOWAN
Carlene Travis
TONI LANG PHILIPS
Nita Mooney
TRACEY GALLAGHER
Mavis Flowers
REBECCA WILLIAMS
Crystal Hart
JENNIFER LATKA
Sugar Lee Thompkins
KAREN GARRETT
Bunny Sutherland
BRIAN JOHNSON
Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt
ALLEN MORTON
Porter Padgett

PRODUCTION TEAM

director: CELIA FRANK
stage manager: CATHERINE ESPINOSA
light and sound tech: BETSY TOTTEN DARNELL
set design and decoration: ALLEN MORTON
light and sound design: BRYAN FRANK
costume stylist: AMY TILLOTSON
set construction: BRIAN JOHNSON, MEGANNE MCCAWLEY JOHNSON, ALLEN MORTON, DAVID FLYNN, BRYAN FRANK, GORDON FRANK
poster design: SHEPHERD
web design and social media marketing: CARYL BUTTERLEY
publicity photography: CARYL BUTTERLEY
production photography: SUSAN ROCHE
program: CELIA FRANK, DAGHER PRINTING
opening night reception: AUDREY DEARBORN, THERESA ROOKEY, KEN ROOKEY, WALTER KRUPINSKI, BEV DENEEN, CAROL KALATA, SUSAN CATHCART, KAREN LAHEY