Casting has been announced for a new production of Fat Shirley’s: A Trailer Park Opera, a two act musical comedy opening at the Mountain Arts Community Center on July 31.
Directed by Josh Ruben, Fat Shirley’s: A Trailer Park Opera explores the lives of trailer park residents in the aftermath of the death of their beloved landlady Fat Shirley. Not only do they have to cope with the sadness of Fat Shirley's loss but with the uncertainty of the trailer park's future.
The "Fat Shirley's" cast features both veteran actors and newcomers. The cast includes Keith Aronson, Lauren Buckner, Tom Brown, Robert Cyphers, Ken Dryden, Nancy Dryden, Jean Goins, Janice Kelley, Mike Kolbas, Debora Orban, Robbie Mathis, Doug May, Ken Orban, Kristin Sharp, Luke Sharp, and Georgia Blythe Sharp.
Posted in the Bristol Post, Bristol UK November 28, 2014, “Delighting festival and theatre audiences in the US as well as London, Bath and with sell-out shows in Bristol, Fat Shirley has developed a loyal cult following. Fat Shirley’s; A Trailer Park Opera is the Rocky Horror Show of the bluegrass scene, with audience members often turning up in costume and always ready to have fun.”
Show dates are July 31, August 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. The Mountain Arts Community Center is located at 809 Kentucky Ave. in Signal Mountain.