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Saturday Night at Old Smokey
[28120]

$8.95

ISBN 978-0-573-70013-2

Ron Osborne

Comedy with Music

1m, 5f

Interior

In its heyday, “Old Smokey” was more than a mountain-top country store…its porch was the scene of Saturday night musical jamborees that rivaled the Grand Ole Opry. As Emma prepares to reopen Old Smokey for her son Teddy – injured in Afghanistan and almost home – the store has fallen into disrepair. There to help are Jinks, a playful friend and a Yankee wannabe; Olive, a sassy defender of all things Southern, who – with Jinks – was a member of the “Mountain Mamas,” a singing duet once destined for fame; and Cordelia, Olive’s daughter and Teddy’s fiancée, who’s more talented than even she realizes. When the county threatens foreclosure, the women plan a fundraising musical jamboree reminiscent of the good old days. That is, until a storm closes the road, stranding them and wrecking their plans. The arrival of strangers – mysterious Howard and his ditzy “wife” Tammy – adds to the challenges. Who is Howard and why is he so interested in Old Smokey? More important, how do Emma and her friends preserve the values that built this homey little store at the top of the mountain? Challenges mount as secrets are revealed, laughs are shared, and songs are sung in a live on-the-air musical tribute to tradition, friendship and family.

Premiered on the main stage of Barter Theatre, the LORT-member State Theatre of Virginia, June 9, 2011

“Plenty of wit and warmth in a simple story of family and tradition. And to sweeten the pot, some pretty darned good music. If you’re in the mood for a good story well told, Saturday Night at Old Smokey won’t disappoint.” − Bristol Herald-Courier

"A delight ... offering lots of laughs and songs while exploring serious issues like war and media hypocrites ... a hit with the audience and destined to be another Ron Osborne southern classic" - Washington County News

FEE: $75 per performance

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
EMMA – A caring mother on a mission to preserve a treasure, 50.
JINKS – Emma’s creative friend who’s at war with everything Southern, 50 or so.
OLIVE – Another friend whose love of the South conflicts with Jinks, also 50 or so.
CORDELIA – An ambitious, talented, take-charge young lady engaged to Emma’s son, 20ish.
TAMMY – Howard’s attractive companion with a dream, 20 to 30.
HOWARD – A pompous stranger with multiple secrets, 40 to 60.

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Other Ron Osborne titles available from Samuel French include:
First Baptist of Ivy Gap
Showtime at First Baptist
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