Jackson County Players

05/01/2026

We want to thank all of you who came to audition for ‘Southern Fried Funeral’. 23 talented people vying for 11 roles isn’t an easy thing to sort out. But we encourage everyone to continue to audition every time we have a production that sparks your interest.

Our cast for Southern Fried Funeral:

Dorthy- Christina Iman
Sammy Jo- Lucia Webb
Harlene- Natali Parsons
Uncle Dub- Glen Edwards
Attie- Evan McCraken
Dewey Jr- Levi Moore
Beechum- Ian Greathouse
Fairy June- Missy Harbin
Benny Charles- Kerry Bart
Martha Ann- Marie McCauley
Ozella Meeks- Georgia Hughes-Webb

04/26/2026

If you are coming to auditions today at the library come to the door on the right. we are in the small room

04/21/2026

AUDITIONS!! Scripts are in, and the library room is booked. We will hold auditions Sunday at 2 and Monday at 6 in the Ripley Library conference room. Auditions will be 'cold-read' format. It is not necessary to attend both auditions. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

04/21/2026

AUDITIONS!!

Scripts are in, and the library room is booked! We will hold auditions Sunday, April 26th, at 2:00 and Monday, April 27th, at 6:00 in the Ripley Library conference room. Auditions will be 'cold-read' format.

It is not necessary to attend both auditions.

“Southern Fried Funeral” promises to be memorable. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

04/12/2026

COMING SOON: Auditions for Southern Fried Funeral, a full-length comedy to be performed late July/early August. While we are awaiting scripts so we can schedule an actual date, you can be thinking ahead about what character you'd like to audition for. See the list below, and note that the ages given are not set in stone. Several character can be somewhat flexible age-wise.

DOROTHY FRYE – 50s/60s, Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family

SAMMY JO FRYE-LEFETTE – 30s, the middle child and future president of the Junior League

HARLENE FRYE – 30s/40s, the oldest child and prodigal daughter

DEWEY FRYE JR. – 20s, the youngest child and not the brightest bulb

DUB FRYE – 50s/60s, Dorothy’s brother-in-law

ATTICUS “ATTIE” VAN LEER – 30s/40s, family lawyer and on-againoff-again love interest of Harlene

BEECHAM LEFETTE – 30s, Sammy Jo’s husband

MARTHA ANN FOX – 50s/60s, Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann”

FAIRY JUNE COOPER – 50s/60s, contemporary of Dorothy and Martha Ann; they’ve been friends since high school

BENNY CHARLES GREENWOOD – 50s/60s, best friend of Dewey Frye Sr.

OZELLA MEEKS – 60s/70s, chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, a position she does not take lightly

01/12/2026

Dr. Lee is the best!

RIPLEY, W.Va. — With a slight twist on a familiar slogan, one could say the Alpine Theater is in good hands with Lee Blizzard.

12/29/2025

That Christmas-y feeling continues this weekend! Sunday is SOLD OUT, but tickets for Saturday’s shows will be sold at the Alpine box office one hiur before showtimes 🎄

All tickets are sold by the JCP Players ONLY- anyone purporting to sell their tickets are scammers!

12/13/2025

INCLEMENT WEATHER RESCHEDULING!

12/12/2025

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE REGARDING “A MERRYBERRY CHRISTMAS!”

Due to the impending winter storm watch and forecasts of 4–6” of snow, and after careful consideration , “A Merryberry Christmas” will be rescheduled for Saturday January 3rd @ 1p (formerly 3p) and 4p (formerly 7p) and Sunday January 4th @ 2p.

Advanced ticket holders will have their reservations applied to the new dates. For questions, reach out to your ticket contact.

This decision was extremely difficult, but the safety of our patrons and cast must come first.

Thank you for your continued support, and be safe this weekend!

12/12/2025

Meet the cast of A MERRYBERRY CHRISTMAS, on stage at The Alpine Theatre 🎄 Tickets for Saturday, Dec. 13th (3pm & 7pm) available one hour before showtime, but Sunday is SOLD OUT ❤️