Lake Whitney Arts Presents: The Sugar Bean Sisters

Written by Nathan Sanderson
Directed by Pam Dougherty

March 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2023

In this Southern Gothic comedy of romance, murder and alien abduction, the aging Nettles sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood--Willie Mae by going to Salt Lake and finding a good Mormon husband and Faye by hopping on a spaceship when the "space people" return for another visit.

Having witnessed the landing of an alien space craft some 25 years ago in her daddy's sugarcane field, Faye prepares for the return of her celestial visitors on this night, the very anniversary of that fateful day. She intends to go with them, but she can't leave her needy sister alone. Time is going and tomorrow comes before your know it, so there's only one solution to the dilemma: Send Willie Mae to the Celestial Kingdom.

Then a strange bird-like woman suddenly appears out of the darkness of the swamp, setting in motion a chain of extraordinary events. Lies begin to unravel and the truth is revealed as the Sugar Bean Sisters scramble to ensure the space people's return.

CAST

Faye Clementine Nettles .......... Stacey Greenawalt
Willie Mae Nettles................................. Becca Bilz Davis
Miss Videllia Sparks.............................. Amberly Hadley
The Bishop Crumley .................................. Blake L. Trimble
Reptile Woman................................................... Cindy Parks
Director .......................................................... Pam Dougherty
Assistant Director ....................................... Stephen Buse