Comin’ Up A Storm

  • Wendy Piper
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • James Graham & Tom Angland
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Nicholas Piper
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Tricia Matthews
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  • Gwen Edwards, Tom Angland & Nicholas Piper
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Wendy Piper
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Gwen Edwards
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Amy Baldwin & Gwen Edwards
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Nicholas Piper
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

Synopsis

The third of the Mud Creek trilogy, this story is set six years after the close of The Other Side of the Mountain. Evelyn Thacker has returned to Mud Creek to help establish an experimental winery. When Evelyn proposes a change in the law that would allow the sale of wine in this “dry” community, chaos ensues. Evelyn’s lover questions her real motive, a Baptist minister tries to close her down, and her sister Faye reinvents herself as Daisy Duke. Then an obnoxious young woman from New Jersey shows up seeking answers from Faye’s strangely silent husband Vernon Cobb. Even more fireworks erupt… or they would, if there wasn’t so much rain.

Cast

Faye Thacker forties; mountain woman, talkative
Vernon Cobb fifty, strangely silent mountain man
Evelyn Thacker early thirties; Faye’s sister, biologist
Siobhan O’Malley forty; Evelyn’s lover, English professor
Fr. Timothy Ryan forties; mission priest
Elray Slaughter fifty; pastor of First Light Baptist Church
Sarah Pierce early twenties; college student from New Jersey

Specs

Cast Size: 7 (3M, 4W)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 45min
Number of Acts: Two Acts
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Production History

2006 Finalist in Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights

Comin’ Up A Storm was first produced in 2008 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director.



Reviews

“A clever, intricate plot which is consistently entertaining…”
Gary Aday, Washington County News
Cast Size: 7 (3M, 4W)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 45min
Number of Acts: Two Acts
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Synopsis

The third of the Mud Creek trilogy, this story is set six years after the close of The Other Side of the Mountain. Evelyn Thacker has returned to Mud Creek to help establish an experimental winery. When Evelyn proposes a change in the law that would allow the sale of wine in this “dry” community, chaos ensues. Evelyn’s lover questions her real motive, a Baptist minister tries to close her down, and her sister Faye reinvents herself as Daisy Duke. Then an obnoxious young woman from New Jersey shows up seeking answers from Faye’s strangely silent husband Vernon Cobb. Even more fireworks erupt… or they would, if there wasn’t so much rain.

Cast

Faye Thacker
forties; mountain woman, talkative
Vernon Cobb
fifty, strangely silent mountain man
Evelyn Thacker
early thirties; Faye’s sister, biologist
Siobhan O’Malley
forty; Evelyn’s lover, English professor
Fr. Timothy Ryan
forties; mission priest
Elray Slaughter
fifty; pastor of First Light Baptist Church
Sarah Pierce
early twenties; college student from New Jersey

Reviews

“A clever, intricate plot which is consistently entertaining…”
Gary Aday, Washington County News

Production History

2006 Finalist in Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights

Comin’ Up A Storm was first produced in 2008 by Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director.

Script Sample
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