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COMING SOON!
NUPTIALS
by Judy Simpson Cook
Directed by Michael Henry Carter
Performances are February 27 and 28
and
March 1, 6-8
at the Sunset Theatre
in downtown Asheboro
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Caroline Gordon is to
marry her childhood sweetheart in just a few days. Her
mother is busy taking care of every detail to be sure that
the wedding is an event to rival any ever seen in their
town. Unfortunately, as the wedding gets closer, and
everyone else's plans get bigger, Caroline's wishes and
dreams for her wedding seem to diminish. Her sister, Kitty,
refuses to wear her bridesmaid dress, the caterer is inept,
the wedding director is difficult and snobbish, the florist
imperious, and the minister, appalled at Caroline's desire
to update the vows to the 20th century, withdraws the church
as the site for the ceremony. The final loathsome straw is
when Mark informs Caroline that not only will his obnoxious
best friend, Jerry, be part of the wedding, Mark has invited
him to stay at Caroline's house. At every turn (or downturn,
as it were), Caroline is admonished, "Caroline, it's not
just your wedding." Finally, in a moment when Caroline has
had enough of all the desires and demands of the others and
feels Mark is not the respectful, loving husband she had
thought he would be, she explodes: "Maybe it isn't only my
wedding. Maybe its God's wedding and the community's wedding
and your wedding and Mark's wedding. But it's partly my
wedding. And I've cancelled my part." Nobody believes
Caroline is serious about calling off the wedding and they
continue with preparations. But as she sticks to her guns,
they look at their own behavior and make some changes.
Ultimately, everyone gathers in the Gordon home for the
nuptials - everyone except Caroline. When the strains of
Here Comes the Bride begin, will she?
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