First Baptist of Ivy Gap by Ron Osborne

Backdoor patrons will enjoy Ron Osborne's First Baptist of Ivy Gap. Act I takes place during the last days of WWII, and at the First Baptist Church Ivy Gap, Tennessee, six women gather to prepare surgical dressings for the war effort. Each of them has dreams, desires and disappointments that they gradually share with each other while performing their Red Cross duties and coordinating the church’s 75th anniversary celebration. Act II takes us 25 years into the future during the Vietnam War and the church’s centennial celebration. Again, the six ladies join together and discover that the love they share for each other is the strength inside us all. First Baptist of Ivy Gap explores universal themes of loss and guilt, success and disappointment, and the benefits and evils of privilege.

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Cast

Edith - Versel Rush

Vera- Casey Hunter

Mae Ellen - Jennifer Cartwright

Luby - Roma Prassel

Olene - Suzanne Miller

Sammy - Meg Nester