Note From the Director:
Like all great stories, The Dixie Swim Club is about friends. In this play, the friendship between these five characters endures over 50 years, through good times and bad.
Work on this wonderful play with theses amazing local actors has been a thrill for me! I’ve seen each of them look into these characters and discover things about them, and about themselves. Please watch and listen closely as an audience, and perhaps discover some things yourselves! And even if you don’t, at least laugh and cry with these characters on stage. Be their friends for a couple of hours
I also must note that the Davis County Players lost Gary Spurgeon last fall. Gary directed play here for something like 30 years–too many to count, and every single one of them was good. He somehow always got the most out of his casts and crews and this stage and theatre.
It hasn’t been the same this spring without him around, but I’m pretty sure that he’s up there somewhere watching this show tonight–unless there’s a really good baseball game going on somewhere.
So Gary–relax, laugh and enjoy, old friend. This one’s for you.
James Grob, director
Cast of Characters:
Michelle Grob…SHEREE HOLLINGER, the perennial team captain, is practical, supportive and a fount of boundless energy.
Terri Williams…DINAH GRAYSON, the wise-cracking cynic of the group, has fought her way to the top and relishes the view.
Cathy Roberts…LEXIE RICHARDS, a true Southern belle who lives in Chapel Hill, NC, is the vain, youth-obsessed even planner for a chain of four-star hotels.
Josie Drummond…JERI NEAL McFEELY, is the dizzy ray of sunshine of the group. She’s perky and naive and always sees the positive side of everything.
Joanna McCoy…VERNADETTE SIMMS, is the hard luck case if there ever was one. Marriage and motherhood came shortly after college, a dark cloud has hovered over her ever since
Note: The characters in this play will be portrayed at ages 44, 49, 54 and 77.
Synopsis of Scenes:
PLACE: The living room of a beach cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
TIME: One weekend in August.
ACT ONE: Scene 1-Twenty-two years after the characters’ college graduation; Scene 2-Five years later
ACT TWO: Scene 1-Five years later; Scene 2-twenty-three years later
Crew Members and Thanks:
DIRECTOR: James Grob
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Tammy Roberts
PROPERTIES: Phyllis Bride, Deb Van Horn and Cast
STAGE MANAGERS: Phyllis Bride, Deb Van Horn
LIGHTS: Rich Wortmann
SOUND: Phil Norton
SET BUILDING: Ron Bride and Wayne Van Mersbergen
SET DESIGN: Phyllis Bride, Deb Van Horn, Tammy Roberts, James Grob, Deb Baughman and Cast
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP: Tammy Roberts, Gail Van Mersbergen and Cast
PROMPTER: Lindsey Wortmann
HOUSE: Tricia Stremler, Lyle Stirling, Joy Orwig, Ryan and Kirstina Gratz, Russ and Aleta Mikels, Diane Bales, Jim Carlisle
SPECIAL THANKS: J.L and Linda Stogdill, Chris Gooden, Lyle Stirling, Kim Byrd, Karen Spurgeon and The Bloomfield Democrat, The Davis County Fine Arts Council, Perfect Touch Wellness Center, CMTEL, Keith’s Foods
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, April 13: “Celebrating Youth and Music,” featuring the Davis County Children’s Choir and other ensembles, sponsored by the Spectrum Center for the Arts, directed by Lyle Stirling, 1:30 p.m. at the Iowa Theatre.
Friday and Saturday, August 1-2: The Davis County Players’ Annual Summer Shorts Play Festival, “The Phone Call,” 7 p.m. at the Iowa Theatre.
Thursday – Sunday, November 13-16: The Davis County Players present “Godspell,” 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Iowa Theatre