an interACT Pocket Theater Series Production
directed by Amanda Castro-Conroy
AUDITION DATES
November 1&2, 2026
by appointment
AUDITION LOCATION
Morrow Church
600 Ridgewood Rd. Maplewood, NJ
PERFORMANCE DATES
December 11&12, 2026
PERFORMANCE VENUE
The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts
10 Durand Rd. Maplewood, NJ
"Christmas Belles" is a non-union no-pay production
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
MISS GENEVA MUSGRAVE – 60s, town florist, crusty proprietor of BooKoo BoKay & bus depot
HONEY RAYE FUTRELLE – 50-going-on-30, oldest Futrelle sister, a sexy vivacious go-getter
GINA JO (G.J.) DUBBERLY – 20s, Frankie & Dub’s daughter, guileless & enthusiastic
JOHN CURTIS BUNTNER – 40s, deputy sheriff
TWINK FUTRELLE – 40s, middle Futrelle sister
DUB DUBBERLY – 40s, Frankie’s husband
FRANKIE FUTRELLE DUBBERLY – 40s, youngest Futrelle sister, enormously pregnant
RHONDA LYNN LAMPLEY - early 50s, manager of The Dairy Dog
JUSTIN WAVERLY – 20s, interim Pastor at the Tabernacle of the Lamb, GJ’s love interest
RAYNERD CHISUM – 20s-40s, part time employee at The Dairy Dog
PATSY PRICE – 50s, local society matron
ABOUT THE PLAY
A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. It’s Christmas time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters – Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye – are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!
ABOUT INTERACT POCKET PRODUCTIONS
A "Pocket Production" is a smaller, more intimate, or pop-up style project hosted or presented by interACT Theatre Productions (such as past readings, cabarets, or collaborative local events like Psycho Beach Party or You Go Goddess: A Pop-Up Pocket Production) These productions feature local performers and allow us to stage creative, low-overhead, or experimental works outside of our main-stage season while auditioning future main-stage directors and staff members.
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council
on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.