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Based on the short story by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Directed by Daniel Shirley | Music Direction by William Staub | Costumes by Jeffery Phipps | Musical preparation by Eric Stellrecht | Scenic design by Matthew Scully | Starring Jami Rhodes, mezzo-soprano

In the backwoods of north Florida, Trax, a handsome bootlegger, charms Mattie, a solitary widow of means, into marriage, conning her into building a still on her property and turning her house into a watering hole for his pals. Trax proves to be a cheat and a philanderer, and one day brings home Elly, a giggly teen-aged girl – the gal young’un – to live with him and Mattie. Furious, Mattie scorns Elly until she realizes the girl has been exploited, just as she has. Emboldened by righteous anger, Mattie takes action, and experiences true redemption in the process.

Farmville Community Arts Council’s Paramount Theater, Farmville, NC, 7:30PM

Ticketed. $20 General Admission | $15 Seniors/Faculty/Staff | $5 Students with ID. Tickets available in advance at tickets.ecu.edu.

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