Auditions for the Christmas comedy, “Dashing Through The Snow,” will be held on Monday and Tuesday, October 21 & 22 at 7 o’clock in the Brubeck Theatre. The production run will be on Thursday and Friday, December 5 & 6 at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, December 8 at 1:30 p.m.
The WVC Community Theatre production will be guest directed by Sue Schriber. The Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten comedy calls for a cast of 2 men and 6 women, doubling. The Story: It’s four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, and a colorful parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Trina, the harried yet upbeat innkeeper of this B & B, has more than she can handle coping with these nuttier-than-a-fruitcake lodgers. Hoyt and his sister, Donna Jo, make the mistake of trying to end a thirty-year feud between their curmudgeonly aunts, Ennis and Della, with sidesplitting results. Ainsley and Lenora, self-involved actors from a lower-than-low-budget touring production of A Christmas Carol, descend on the Inn to fulfill a promise, leaving comedic chaos in their wake. Add to this Yuletide mayhem an ill-advised romantic rendezvous between Mrs. Claus and one of Santa’s elves, a demanding guest who refuses to leave, not to mention a tipsy housekeeper, and it’s clear it will take more than a kiss under the mistletoe to keep Trina’s spirits merry and bright. But a spur-of-the-moment Christmas Eve wedding that brings together the fabulous Futrelle sisters – Honey Raye, Twink, Frankie, and Rhonda Lynn – and their best friend, Raynerd, takes a surprising and delightful turn that leads to a laugh-‘til-your-sides-ache climax, changing all their lives forever. You’ll swear this family-friendly Jones-Hope-Wooten Christmas comedy is more fun than a joyride in a one-horse open sleigh!
Scripts are available on a one-week reserve at the WVC Bauer Media Center.