Circuit Rider's Wife ...the Musical

SHOWTIME... "CIRCUIT RIDER'S WIFE...THE MUSICAL"
             "Music & Laughter & Hope"
                DINNER THEATRE
                        Fridays, October 7 & 14, 2011
              Saturdays, October 8 & 15, 2011
                                 1902 Stock Exchange
                      Produced by Public Square Opera House
                                   124 Public Square
                                       Adairsville, GA
                 For more information call, 770-773-1902
                   I-75 Exit 306, GA 140 west one mile; go thru traffic light, Turn left onto Main Stree.
                   Continue one mile to Historic Public Square on right.

In early days, Adairsville became known to travelers as a popular place to rest along the Dixie Highway due to its motor courts and diners. Later Adairsville was noted as the first town in Georgia to be listed in its entirety on the National Register of Historic Places. Located on the South corner of the Historic Public Square, the 1902 Stock Exchange (a beautifully restored mercantile) houses a gift emporium, antiques, and Maggie Mae’s Tea Room on the first floor. The second story connected by a gorgeous wide antebellum-style staircase is home to the Public Square Opera House Dinner Theatre. Call ahead for Dinner Theatre Reservations, 770-773-1902.

CIRCUIT RIDER'S WIFE...THE MUSICAL
Doris Dennison Burns, Playwright ... Jim W. Burns, Lyricist/Composer

Ready for a musical theatre experience of great fun, belly laughter, heart-catching music and stimulating reflective dialogue?

In this music story set in the Great Smoky Mountains, you will declare you have met these timeless folks before. The story is surprisingly contemporary, as the folks of the Redwine Circuit show the conflicting sides of man's nature, often with humorous consequences. Suitable for ages 5 to 105.

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"Guarantee you’ve got a pinch of this mountain spirit in you,
if no more than two generations ago…
           * Wonderful musical score and the characters are entertaining and compelling.
           * A story as endearing as any your grandmother ever shared while sitting
              on the front porch for a summer’s evening!
           * A family show that I’d recommend to anyone who grew up South of the
              Mason–Dixon line."
                                                          Susan Ridley, Dalton Little Theatre Board of Directors
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“Circuit Rider's Wife...the Musical is a very charming and engaging story that makes you laugh, cry, and love every minute of it. The inspiring and compelling music blends perfectly with the humorous and stimulating dialogue. A truly entertaining
experience." Tony Deaton, Asso. Prof. of Voice & Opera, Lee University

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A MUSICAL THEATRE WORK
19 scenes and 19 songs...
14 original songs plus a 19th Century mountain song; “Singing School” FASOLA sacred harp music; and country toe-tapping music.

Mary Eden, a city girl from the “prayer-cloth-knitting” Edens, falls in love and marries William Thompson, a "hell-fire-and-brimstone-preaching country Methodist circuit-riding preacher. It may not have been a marriage made in heaven, but it creates real earthly encounters with true-to-life characters who reveal the hardships, struggles and unexpected joys of living in a conservative mountain community.

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“I have had the joy of seeing "The Cotton Patch Gospels" off Broadway in New York as well as "Smoke On the Mountain" by the Cumberland Playhouse, both wonderful productions. I would rate "The Circuit Rider's Wife" as equally enjoyable and inspiring play. The original score by Jim Burn's is brilliant. I give "Circuit Rider's Wife" two thumbs up, don't miss it.” J. Russell Taylor, Methodist Minister, SC