Honky Tonk Hissy Fit
Honky Tonk Hissy Fit, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
November 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2021
Directed by Ed Sanders
In this rollicking, hilarious comedy, the Doublewide, Texas, gang is back and life in their tiny town has gotten crazier than ever! Just when things are looking up-the population has grown to seventeen mobile homes and a weekend farmers' market-the rug is pulled out from under the residents yet again. It seems their vacation rental trailer has drawn unwanted attention from a mega-corporation in Austin. Suddenly the corporation is interested in Doublewide. Waaaay too interested. Mayor Joveeta Crumpler is the only one suspicious enough to sound the alarm, but no one is listening.
As the tentacles of the corporation envelope them all, can the citizens of this little Texas town put aside their problems and unite behind Joveeta to fight "the big guys" and turn the tide in Doublewide? A heap of hilarity with a whole lot of heart-and a stand-alone play in its own right-HONKY TONK HISSY FIT is the third comedy in the trilogy that begins with Doublewide, Texas and continues with A Doublewide, Texas Christmas. By the triumphant finale of this ferociously funny Jones Hope Wooten comedy (Could there be a double wedding in Doublewide?), you'll be throwing fits, alright-fits of laughter that'll make your sides ache!
CAST
Joveeta Crumpler ........................................ Amberly Hadley
Big Ethel Satterwhite .......................................... Cindy Parks
Georgia Dean Rudd ................................. Stacey Greenawalt
Nash Sloggett ....................................................... Rusty Cook
Lark Barken ..................................................... Miranda Essex
Caprice Crumpler ................................................ Gail Warren
Haywood Sloggett ......................................... George Staples
Norwayne "Baby" Crumpler .............................. Kirk Bonner
Harper Channing .......................................... Tracey Kirkland
Unhappy Person ................................................ Gene Moore
Harley Dobbs (voice) ................................ To Be Announced
AMBERLY HADLEY - Joveeta
Amberly is excited to be taking the stage again as Joveeta Crumpler. Amberly would like to thank the director Ed Sanders for the opportunity. She would like to thank everyone involved with this show and has greatly enjoyed working with this wonderful and talented cast. She is excited to again entertain the audience. Amberly is currently a member-at-large for the Lake Whitney Arts Board of Directors and has appeared in many stage performances with the LWA theater. She is married to Jeff Hadley and they currently reside in Whitney and enjoys the theater, fishing and her friends within the theater. She hopes you enjoy the show.
CINDY PARKS - Big Ethel
Cindy Parks loves theatre. She has been with LWA since the beginning. Cindy has directed and acted in may shows here. Favorite roles include Sally in DAVID'S MOTHER, Dolly Levi in THE MATCHMAKER, Jessie May in TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, Suzy in WAIT UNTIL DARK, and Annie Sullivan in THE MIRACLE WORKER. Credits as a Director: GREASE, THE DIVINERS, THE ALTO PART, MOON OVER BUFFALO, GREATER TUNA, and many more. Cindy would like to thank Ed and the cast for making this such a great experience.
STACEY GREENAWALT - Georgia Dean
Stacey has been active in the DFW theatre community for many years as actor, director, costumer, prop designer, scenic painter, and set designer, and has been nominated for two Column Awards. Favorite roles include Lotty Wilton in ENCHANTED APRIL, Miss Hannigan in ANNIE THE MUSICAL, Ronnette in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and both Yente and Fruma-Sarah in two different productions of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Most recently, appeared as Dottie and Darlene in Lake Whitney Arts' HAT TRICKS. HISSY FIT is Stacey's 8th show at LWA.
GAIL WARREN - Caprice
Gail has been with LWA since 2006. She has performed in ALWAYS PATSY CLINE, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, THE FOREIGNER, NUNSENSE I & II, and the ODD COUPLE and many others. She would like to thank all the dedicated cast members & the ones behind the scene that have put their heart & soul in this production. Many thanks to Ed Sanders for his direction & guidance but most of all his patience. Enjoy the show.
TRACEY KIRKLAND - Harper
Tracey is a member of the board of directors for the LWA. She is thrilled to be participating in her first play with such an amazing director, cast and play. She looks forward to many more theater experiences in the future and hopes that everyone who comes out to support LWA enjoys this show.
MIRANDA ESSEX - Lark
Miranda has been doing theatre performances pretty much her whole life but took a break during college. This will be her first performance with LWA, and she couldn't be more excited to get back on stage with such an amazing cast and crew.
RUSTY COOK - Nash
Rusty loves being on stage and entertaining an audience. He has appeared in many shows at LWA. His favorites include: THE ODD COUPLE, BROTHERS, and REX'S EXES (where Ed finally let him wear a dress!) He enjoys the time spent with cast and crew and looks forward to doing more in the future.
GEORGE STAPLES - Haywood
George was active in theatre in high school in Edna Texas and in community theatre in Victoria (DEATH OF A SALESMAN) and Lubbock. He has been a city attorney for a number of cities for over 50 years, a job that has kept him away from the stage. Now he has fired all of them and is back. He loves Gilbert and Sullivan and stories which need not be true.
KIRK BONNER - Baby
Kirk is very excited to return to the LWA stage for another hilarious Jones, Wooten, Hope play. Kirk has spent the last 10 years with the Lake Whitney Arts performers and has loved every minute of it. He has been in many shows including some of his favorites such as ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, MAMA WON'T FLY, and a couple of TUNA shows. His motto is, it's never too late to get started in theater.
GENE MOORE - Unhappy Person, Stage Manager
Gene has been with LWA since 2015. He is a member of the board of directors. Gene has been in five productions at the theater. He has also been stage manager or stage hand in five other productions. He loves being on stage and entertaining the populace. Gene is a eight and a half year veteran of the Vietnam war era. He says the people of LWA are his second family.