Although the Theatre Company of Sun City may be presenting “The Hallelujah Girls” onstage this summer, it doesn’t include a chorus.
In fact, the show isn’t a musical at all; it’s a straight comedy. “The Hallelujah Girls” will be the Theatre Company’s third annual summer play, all of which have deviated from the company’s typical musical performances scheduled for the other seasons.
The Hallelujah Girls cast posing in costume. (Photo by Chris LaPelusa/Sun Day)
The story of “The Hallelujah Girls” is a humorous tale of a woman, Sugar Lee Tompson, who decides to convert an old church into a day spa. According to the play’s director, John Scott, the play centers on Tompson and her friends, as well as extraneous husbands and ex-lovers, while they sort through their problems together in a comedic way. The theme, Scott states, is reinventing one’s life to make dreams come true.
“The theme of the play, which is repeated several times by the actors, is that you can take your life and you can change it and become the person you always wanted to be,” he said.
According to Diane Scott, who plays the lead, the script is different from the rest of the company’s standard shows in a plethora of ways.The most notable difference is the accents.
“One of the biggest challenges is that this takes place in Georgia. So we’ve had to work really hard on accents to get the genuine Georgia accent and to try to make it true without being over-the-top Southern,” Diane said, adding that she has consulted relatives with southern accents and started watching “House of Cards” for practice.
Another difference between “Hallelujah Girls” and other Sun City shows is that most of the actors in the show are playing characters with similar ages to their own. Instead of needing “really good makeup and a fantastic wig” to look the part, according to Scott, the actors already meet the parts’ requirements.Additionally, this play calls for eight actors, which is the largest summer cast the company has sustained.
But what can audiences look forward to the most?
“I think they can relate to it because they are all older people in the play. I think they’ll relate to a lot of the same problems, but done in a humorous way,” said John.
According to Patterson, the audiences will enjoy the comedic script.
“Oh my gosh, the humor. There were times, reading the play, I was laughing so hard I was choking,” she said.
John agrees.
“It’s really a collaborative effort,” he said. “Everybody has their moment to shine and to be funny. And they are.”
“The Hallelujah Girls” performs July 22-24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
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