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From The Anniston Star, February 5, 2010
Sisters’ ‘Hospitality’ drives CAST’s latest farce.
by Kevin Jeffers Interim Entertainment Editor

You loved them in Dearly Beloved, now the misadventures of the Sisters Futrelle continue at CAST. in the not-to-be- missed production of the sequel Southern Hospitality, February 4 – 14th, 2010.

Honey Raye, Twink and Frankie are back, working to save their hometown of Fayro, Texas – and its citizenry of eccentric and memorable characters - from extinction in these hard economic times . But this time around the trio has new cohorts in crime in the form of their long-lost sister Rhonda Lynn and even more surprisingly, Honey Raye’s former rival, florist Geneva Musgrave.

If you saw CAST production of Dearly Beloved in 2008, you are sure to remember the antics of the Futrelle sisters, along with Frankie’s husband Dub, daughter Gina Jo and her boyfriend Justin, and the Deputy John Curtis Butner. But in case you missed it, don’t feel left out. Just imagine “I Love Lucy’ with a southern twist, and come settle in this time around and meet everyone from ornery old Aunt  Iney to  the sweet and simply wise Raynard Chisum. You will feel right at home!

There are more than a few familiar faces in the cast of Southern Hospitality, which stars audience favorites Lolly Payne, Debbie Tyson, Denise Davis and Michelle Deese as the Futrelle sisters, along with Erin Mahaffey, Debby Mathews, Linda Lee, Robin Bauer, Lori Steele, Mike Stedham, Mike Crosby, Glenn Davenport, Tim Doyle, and Dan Krejci .

The fact that the characters of Southern Hospitality could easily find their way into an episode of “The Golden Girls” sitcom is not surprising, given that one of the three playwrights, Jamie Wooten, spent several years as a writer and producer on that classic comedy. His co-writers, Jessie Jones and Nicholas Hope, have both written for episodic TV, including various Walt Disney productions.  Jones also co-authored the award-winning play Dearly Departed while Hope won the Southwest Regional Playwrights Competition for his first play, A Friend of the Family.

Southern Hospitality, the third production of CAST’s 10th season, will be presented February 4th – 14th at the McClellan Theatre in Anniston. Showtimes are 8:00 PM February 4th, 5th, 6th and 11th, 12th and 13th with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM on February 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th. Tickets are $15.00 for adults; $8.00 for students. All Thursday night performances at CAST are offered for Pay-What-You-Want admission. Groups of 12 or more individuals qualify for a discount admission rate to all other performances.

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