Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming

Written by Connie Ray; Conceived by Alan Bailey; Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver 

 

 

Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern

13181 Hanover Courthouse Road

Hanover, Virginia 23069

 

Dinner: The Hanover Tavern Foundation's Pub offers brunch and dinner before performances in their gracious old dining rooms. Reservations for dinner must be made separately by calling (804) 537-5050.

 

(back row) Eric Williams, Kelly Kennedy, Emily Cole, David Janeski, Aly Wepplo, Billy Christopher Maupin; (center) Drew Perkins

 

"It’s October, 1945 and the gospel-singing Sanders Family is back together again! The war is over and America’s years of prosperity are just beginning. But there’s another kind of rite of passage at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. He’s been called to preach in Texas, and he’s already bought a ten-gallon hat and is preparing to ride into the sunset with his wife, June, who is eight months pregnant. Tomorrow morning, young Dennis Sanders takes over as Mount Pleasant’s pastor. Join the Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and touching stories and twenty-five toe-tapping Bluegrass Gospel favorites."