Archive: Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music
July 13 - August 26, 2012
At Hanover Tavern
Part of Virginia Rep's Barksdale Season at Hanover Tavern
(This is a title change from Relatively Speaking. For details, please call (804) 282-2620.)
By Lee Blessing
Directed by Steve Perigard
"Truly one of the most entertaining productions of the season!
Delightfully witty
Superb casting
Steve Perigard's direction keeps the laughs coming"
"Hanover Tavern lassoes a hit!
One of this season's most delightful shows"
"Beyond impressive
My face hurt from laughing so hard
Expertly directed
A supremely talented cast"
- GayRVA
"Quirky...very funny...charmer!
What more could you want?"
"Prepare for mad laughter… out loud laughter and a taste of Texas right here in Virginia"
Nice People Dancing is a funny, light-hearted play by award-winning Broadway and Off-Broadway playwright Lee Blessing. The title of the play is taken from the name of the bar that serves as the setting. The bar used to be a biker bar, owned by Jim Stools (David Bridgewater), but now it’s a place for beer and boot-scootin’, managed by Jim’s true love, Eve (Joy Williams). When Eve’s teenage son, Jay Bob, comes to spend the summer, Jim suddenly finds out what it means to be the “father” of a teenage boy. And when Eve’s niece, Catherine, comes to visit, she immediately become the object of the affections of urban cowboy, Roy Manuel (Matt Mitchell), who romanticizes that he and Catherine will become the Jim and Eve of the future. Warmed by the wafting tunes of country’s favorite singers, Nice People Dancing is a breezy charmer that will have you laughing all the way home. Suggested for ages 15+.
Virginia This Morning: Video Preview of Nice People Dancing with David Bridgewater and Matt Mitchell
Show Sponsor
In addition to our season sponsors, Nice People Danding... is funded by Altria.
