The current cast of “Smoke on the Mountain” features, kneeling, from left, Elizabeth Wyld and Malachi Banegas; seated, Patty Payne, Cody Murphy and Lauren Marshall; and standing, Austin Price and Daniel Black.IF YOU GO• What: Cumberland County Playhouse traveling production of “Smoke on the Mountain.”•When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.• Where: Rhea County Courthouse, 1475 Market St., Dayton, Tenn.• Admission: $20 and $24 adults in advance, $12 children and students with ID in advance; add $2 for tickets purchased at the door.• Phone: 931-484-5000.•Website: www.ccplayhouse.com.
The success of a Cumberland County Playhouse production in neighboring Rhea County, Tenn., this past summer has put “Smoke” on the horizon.
The cast and crew from the Crossville theater’s current production of “Smoke on the Mountain” will travel to Dayton on Sunday, Sept. 28, for a special presentation in the Rhea County Courthouse. Playhouse actors will return on Sunday, Nov. 30, for “A Sanders Family Christmas.” Both productions feature the gospel-singing Sanders family.
The touring engagements follow sold-out shows of “Front Page News,” co-produced by CCP for the 2014 Scopes Trial Festival in Dayton. The new play with music was adapted from Deborah DeGeorge Harbin’s 2013 script by CCP producing director Jim Crabtree and Grammy-nominated songwriter Bobby Taylor. The show teamed Playhouse actors, technicians and musicians with veteran Scopes Festival actors and Bryan College interns.
“We hope this is just the beginning of Playhouse shows in Dayton,” says Crabtree.