Press release
The Henderson County Performing Arts Center is holding open auditions for the youth production “The Christmas Bus.” Parts are available for girls and boys between the ages of 6 years and 8th grade. No preparation or experience is necessary. Performance dates are Dec. 4 through 12 . Auditions will be held in the Main Stage Auditorium from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12 and 13 at 400 Gibson Rd. in Athens.
It’s Christmas Eve and Mrs. Frump, the director of the Peaceful Valley Orphanage, is planning what she believes will be the most special Christmas ever for her kids. She’s ‘borrowed’ an old bus and arranged for each child to spend Christmas with a family in the area. The only problem is she hasn’t told the Busybodies on the Orphanage Board of Trustees, who believe Frump has gotten too old and soft to handle the rowdy kids at Peaceful Valley. With the help of teenage Thomas, the oldest of the orphans and her trusty right-hand man, Frump sets off to deliver the kids – pursued by the suspicious Sheriff and the Busybodies. It’s an adventuresome ride culminating in a Christmas even more special than Frump could have ever imagined.
This play is directed by Marcia Colbert and sponsored by Hydraulic Power Services and The Arts Angels. For more information call 903-675-3908.