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Smoke On The Mountain

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Smoke On The Mountain

Dates: September 9 - October 30, 2010
Show Times: Matinee Shows: Tuesday - Saturday
Lunch @ noon, show starts at 2:00 p.m.

Dinner Shows: Friday and Saturday
Dinner at 6:00 p.m. show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Turkeyville USA Dinner Theatre
18935 15 1/2 Mile Rd. · Marshall, MI
Tickets: Dinner and Show: $38.50
Show Only: $30.00


Call 800-228-4315 for reservations or more information!

About the show...

This play takes place in the sanctuary of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, located just west of Hickory near the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a Saturday night in Jun ...
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Meet the Cast

Brooke Beesley - June

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Amber Burgess - Vera

 Amber is pleased to be returning to Cornwell's stage after just completing a run of The Dixie Swim Club. Amber currently resides in Chicago with her dog, Oxford, and hopes to perform in all fifty states before retirement. Her favorite roles here at Cornwell's were Woman #1 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and Sister Amnesia in Nunsense II. In her spare time Amber enjoys knitting, running, training her dog, and reading. 

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David Goins - Uncle Stanley

David is very happy to make his Cornwells debut with Ring of Fire.  A long time musician, David has performed in many theatres all around the country.  Most recently at the Crown Uptown in Wichita Kansas.



Paul Kerr - Burl


Paul always loves coming back to his home state especially at this beautiful time of year doing this wonderful show. After Smoke on the Mountain Paul goes on a National Tour of A Christmas Carol playing the miser with a heart of gold, Scrooge. The next year finds him traveling with fiancée Kiersten Vorheis (another Cornwell veteran) performing in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida and that's just until July.

Add to these blessings a chance to work with gifted artists in this charming theatre where he performed in the very first show here over 20 years ago.

Look for Paul this Christmas on Hallmark and Trinity Broadcasting Network as a banker with a heart of gold (A theme here?) in the movie, The Perfect Gift.

Thanks to Director Dennis McKeen, the Cornwells, and Love to his family who taught him to play, and to Kiersten, "I Wouldn't Take Nothing For Journey Now"

 




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Molly Laurel - Denise

Molly is excited to spend the summer at Cornwell's.  Most recently, she was seen at the Old Creamery Theatre in Amana, IA, playing Belle, Snow White and Tigger in I'm All Ears: Songs of Disney. She played Signe in Church Basement Ladies and Lucille/Mom in Junie B. Jones last Spring at Circa 21 in Illinois and performed in Christmas in the Smokies at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN.  She also starred in the original cast of the Broadway bound musical, White Noise, in New York and the new musical, Choking Out the Kudzu.  She was recently on MTV's The College Humor Show.  She toured with New York Stage Originals in Scrooge: the Musical.  Favorite roles include Tillie in the Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds, and Cassandra in Agamemnon.  Molly majored in drama at the University of California at Irvine.

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Timothy Leonard - Dennis

"Tim Leonard is returning to Cornwell's for his second season. Excited and enthusiastic for 2010, he will be performing in "Ring of Fire", as well as "Smoke on the Mountain". You might recall Mr. Leonard from last season's performance of "Oklahoma!". Tim has been playing guitar since he was 16, and soon after began playing banjo and mandolin. When asked about the upcoming 2010 season, he commented, "Great music and great food...feels almost like a concert - except we don't sell our own t-shirts." Tim would like to thank Dennis and Susan for making his year even better than the last."



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Travis Smith - Pastor Ogelthorpe

Travis Smith Travis has been seen at Cornwell’s in the original production of Old Rugged Cross and as the piano player for Ring of Fire and Always, Patsy Cline.  He has worked as both a performer and musical director for the past several years. Companies he has worked for include Allenberry Playhouse, Bearcreek Resort, Circa 21, Old Creamery Theatre, Weathervane Playhouse, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Cornwell’s Dinner theatre, Grand Geneva Resort, and the University of Findlay. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he has worked in NYC performing with Victory Theatricals and had the honor of performing with the National AIDs Fund and the Equity Fights AIDS/Broadway Cares charities. Travis also runs his own business producing background tracks and original compositions for various theatres. He is a proud graduate of Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio where he earned his degrees in theatre and music. Enjoy the show and for more information please visit www.travis-smith.com



About the Show

This play takes place in the sanctuary of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, located just west of Hickory near the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a Saturday night in June, 1938. The United States is in the last years of the Great Depression.
Organized religion is a it’s peak. Mount Pleasant’s principle industries are farming and pickle production. The Mount Pleasant Pickle Plant has lately begun laying people off at an alarming rate due to the economy. The factory makes everyone and everything in Mount Pleasant smell of vinegar and dill.
Mount Pleasant Baptist has a membership of 63. 64 when Becca Robinson gets baptized next Sunday. Saturday Night Sings by families of gospel singers have become the much needed and highly appreciated entertainment of the time. Gospel singing families traditionally sing at one church on Saturday night, then do a few guest appearances on Sunday mornings at other churches in the area. This folksy musical is totally captivating and will have you clapping, singing, laughing and cheering. “It’s a perfect delight!” “Exhilarating!” “Simply Wonderful!”




 
18935 15-1/2 Mile Road · Marshall, Michigan 49068
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Daily
Phone: 800-228-4315