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Thunderous Applause for
Moonshine and Thunder
By: Justin Gambill
The Wilkes Playmakers along with Wilkes
Community College Drama Department
recently performed the outdoor drama.
Moonshine B Thunder: The Story of
Junior Johnso n. This play tells the
story of local racecar driving legend,
Junior Johnson, and his early years of
making moonshine and running from
revenuers. Directed and written by
Karen Reynolds, Moonshine and Thunder
features vintage vehicles (a 1940 Ford
Coupe, and a 1939 Ford Pick up Truck),
a bagpipe player, half-naked streaker,
moonshine stills explosions, and one
angry woman with a shotgun. Along with
these special effects some scenes of
the performance were recorded and
are projected on to a movie theatre size
screen on stage.
The stage manager for the play was
WCC freshman Jacob Reeves. Reeves
also appeared on stage as well as on
screen as the young Junior Johnson.
Also assisting with the tech. work
was Susan Ringo, as well as WCC
students Eric Brown and Leah Fussell.
Brown states "Running sound for
Moonshine and Thunder has given me
the opportunity to gain experience in
technical theatre." Other WCC students
involved in this play were: Erica Dunn,
Kyle Lacey, Stephen Horton, Shea
Akers, Justin Gambill, William Brooks,
and Toby McChillen. The cast and crew
came together to make the show a
memorable experience for all who
attended. Student Rebecca Catrett
stated "I watched the play last year
and loved it so I came back for another
year, and it was as just as exciting the
second time as it was the first if not
more. The Forest Edge Amphitheatre
at Fort Hamby Park hosted this show
giving the audience a sense of reality
in the show. WCC freshman, Stephanie
Burke stated "The whole atmosphere
out at Fort Hamby is so beautiful, right
near the lake, the new facility is so
nice and the moonlight and stars help
make the scene fit." The play ran from
Oct. 2nd through the 5th as well as
Oct. 9th through the 12th. The show
started at 7:20 each night. Tickets
for the show were sold through the
Wilkes Playmakers, at the guard house
Cougar Cry
entering Fort Hamby, as well as at
the Brushy Mountain Applefestival.
The next play from the WCC Drama
Department will be "Stocking Stuffers".
It is a compilation of short pieces
revolving around the Christmas holiday.
Also coming soon from the Wilkes
Playmakers is a production of A Little
House Christmas.
(L-R) Kyle Lacey. Leah Fussell Erica Dunn, Toby McChillen. and Shea Alzers
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