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Food2Kids to benefit from WBCT's production of Dashing Through The Snow

This holiday season, Winder Barrow Community Theatre Second Stage is showcasing the Christmas comedy “Dashing Through The Snow” at the Cultural Arts Center, two blocks from downtown Winder. The show is a charity event benefiting the Food2Kids program in Barrow County. All proceeds from ticket sales and concessions will benefit this much needed program. All those attending the show will be helping to keep a child fed this Christmas season and into the new school year.

 

For many children throughout Barrow County, school is much more than a place to learn; it is also the only reliable source of food in their lives. Consequently, weekends and holiday breaks become a time of uncertainty and hunger anxiety. From the time they leave school on Friday afternoons until they return Monday morning, these vulnerable children may not know when or even if they’ll be able to get a meal. The Food2Kids program aims to bridge the weekly weekend hunger gap by providing free sacks of child friendly and child specific foods that are easy to open, nutritious, and do not require any cooking. Our Food2Kids program here in Barrow County provides approximately six meals and two snacks each weekend that school is in session.

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Show directors Léland Karas and Leslie Kimbell, along with their entire cast, hope to raise a significant amount of money with this production, however, they can only do so with the help of you, the community! This charity production is WBCT’s way of giving back to the community. Through their service of volunteering for the theatrical arts, the WBCT family is asking you to join them this holiday season for some good wholesome family fun and to help keep children fed in the community.

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Dashing Through The Snow is brought to you by the playwright trio of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten who also brought you many of your local raved about Southern comedy favorites such as “The Hallelujah Girls”, “Dearly Departed”, “The Red Velvet Cake War”, and “Dearly Beloved”.

 

WBCT is proud to present for THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY this side-splitting comedy “Dashing Through The Snow.”

The play takes place in the fictional town of Tinsel, Texas at The Snowflake Inn where it's Christmas 365 days a year. It is only four days before Christmas, 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 terrible mistake of trying to end a thirty-year feud between their curmudgeonly aunts, Ennis and Della, with side-splitting results. Ainsley and Lenora, two self-involved actors from a lower-than-low-budget touring production of A Christmas Carol, descend on the Inn, 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 slightly demented and demanding guest who refuses to leave, a tipsy housekeeper and many more crazy Southern characters. 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!

 

Show times are Thursday, December 19th and Friday, December 20th at 7:30pm and a Sunday matinee on December 22nd at 3:00pm. Please note, there will be no Saturday performance. Tickets are only $10. You may purchase advance tickets from Winder City Hall Customer Care Center at 770-867-3106 and Pam Veader at 41 S Center Street in Winder (770-867-1679)  Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Léland, Leslie and the entire cast of wacky characters are looking forward to seeing you, your whole family, your friends and your neighbors at the show!

Dashing Through The Snow is presented by special permission with Dramatists

Play Service, Inc., New York.   For more information about WBCT and other upcoming shows and events, please see the website at www.winderbarrowtheatre.org.  le='f�} fm����l","sans-serif"; color:#821623'>

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