Electric City Playhouse Presents: First Baptist of Ivy Gap, a dramedy

Electric City Playhouse Presents: First Baptist of Ivy Gap, a dramedy

Show dates are: April 4, 5 ,6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20

During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages for the Red Cross and plan the church's 75th anniversary. There's Edith, the pastor's wise-cracking wife; Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist; Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own. In Act 2, twenty-five years later, these women reunite again at the church with revelations that shake relationships formed over a quarter of a century. With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other. ''This play will be compared to Steel Magnolias, but forget steel; these mountain magnolias are pure gold with humor, drama, warmth and six of the most wonderful characters you'll ever see'' says the Bristol Herald-Courier.

For show times and tickets, please call the box office at (864) 224-4248.