Our 2026 season

Run dates:  April 16-19, 23-26, 2026

Directed by Mike Skiles

Storms have flooded the roads, but it takes more than a little rain to keep the Charitable Sisterhood of Pennington Gap, VA from fulfilling their mission. When these ladies meet to organize a relief effort for homeless Guatemalans, they are greeted with a mountain of community donations – and that pile of stuff is hiding a thing or two. Join us in the church basement, where our five angels of mercy will leave you breathless with laughter as they do their best to save the world, and each other.

"The humorously unwieldy title … might suggest another church lady play, but the charitable sisters are more like the women of Steel Magnolias, with a few unexpected twists." - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tina Yates - Melanie Gillespie

Lorraine Jensen - Tifany Simosky

Bea Littleton - Jalayne Riewerts

Janet Murcheson - Dana Skiles

Riley Reynolds - Elissa Dynes

Voiceovers - Larry Lord

Director – Mike Skiles

Stage Manager – Cali VanZandt

Set Builder – Jim Skiles

Light & Sound Design – Dana Skiles

Light & Sound Operator – David Shaffer

Run dates:  June 4-7 & 11-14, 2026

Directed by Joe DePauw

At a time of paralyzing drought in a small Texas town, Lizzie Curry’s father and two brothers worry as much about her potential future as an old maid as they do about their dying cattle. As the dry heat rages, they try unsuccessfully to find her a husband. Suddenly, a handsome, sweet-talking man named Bill Starbuck appears in town. Claiming to be a “rainmaker,” Starbuck promises – for $100 – to bring rain to the desiccated town. Though some remain skeptical, the Currys finally consent, banging on big brass drums to rattle the sky. Meanwhile, Starbuck turns his magic on Lizzie, convincing her that she possesses a beauty of her own. Despite herself, Lizzie believes it, just as her father believes that this mysterious stranger might actually bring rain.

“The notion of dreams coming true might seem a preposterous conceit in a more cynical era, yet The Rainmaker, N. Richard Nash’s unabashedly optimistic 1953 teleplay-turned-Broadway-hit, still has the power to keep disbelief at bay… After nearly half a century, The Rainmaker still makes a handsomely staged case for miracles.” – Los Angeles Times

“[The Rainmaker’s] underlying theme – the need for faith in oneself and others – is universal.” – Chicago Reader

• Lizzie Curry - Sally Hamer
• Bill Starbuck - Jacob Lund
• Sheriff Thomas - Alex Claus
• File - Perin Royalty
• Jim Curry - Ethan Sundeen
• Noah Curry - Gregory O’Neill
• H.C. Curry - Gary Talsky

Director – Joe DePauw

Stage Manager – Sarah Carrington

Costumes – Suzanne Rakestraw

Set Builder – Jim and Mike Skiles

Sound/Light Designer and Operator – Jennifer Kingry