In Christmas Village, there is only one holiday and only one outsider, Dr. Frankincense. The villagers are convinced the Doctor is an evil, mad scientist and are constantly storming his castle and having after-mob potlucks. But Dr. Frankincense isn't evil at all, and he's created the ultimate proof of his good-hearted inventiveness: The Christmas Monster! But when Jack Frost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Frosty and other suspicious locals put Dr. Frankincense on trial for crimes against the holiday, will his invention be enough to save him from jail?
Sponsored by Jackson County Health Department and the Oral Health Program of the WV Bureau for Public Health.
Set in 1941, the play, written by Joseph Kesslering, is a clever combination of the farcical and the macabre, centering on two elderly sisters who are famous in their Brooklyn neighborhood for their numerous acts of charity. Unfortunately, however, their charity includes poisoning lonely old men who come to their home looking for lodging. The two women are assisted in their crimes by their mentally challenged nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, and gets more complicated when a second nephew, a theater critic, discovers the murders and a third nephew appears after having just escaped from a mental institution.
REACH - Jackson County, The Jackson County Players, and Main Street Ripley present "The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler at The Alpine Theater, Ripley, WV.
This award-winning dramatic work is based on real interviews with over 200 women from all different races and backgrounds. It is the spotlight of the V-Day Organization, created by Ensler, which works to end violence against women around the world. The Vagina Monologues is performed all over the world to benefit this cause.
*** All proceeds from both performances went to REACH to benefit victims of violence in Jackson County. ***
