The award winning StoryTown Radio Show will celebrate 15 years of its popular live production at the McKinney Center with a special Gala performance on January 26th at 7PM.
Reminiscent of old-time radio shows popular in the 1930s-1950s, StoryTown has many surprises planned for its 15th season. The special opening Gala performance is titled “Tell Me a Story: Radio Show Greatest Hits” and will feature popular stories and fan favorites from the past fifteen seasons, like Leon Overbay’s beloved tales from Boone’s Creek and the hilarious recollection of working at the Farm to Table Dinner. Cast members who haven’t been in the show for a while will be back on the McKinney Center stage, ready to celebrate. Drawn from true stories collected throughout Jonesborough and the Tri-Cities region, the skits range from heartwarming to outright funny. Here at StoryTown, “We gather all your stories in a brand new play, then retell it the Jonesborough way.”
This month’s musical guest is Radio Show favorite Momma Molasses. You don’t want to miss her self-proclaimed “warbling country-folk, tear in your beer ballads; toe-tapping, finger-picking, and sweet soundin’” original tunes.
“It’s exciting to be celebrating 15 years of StoryTown,” shares Program Manager Anne Mason. “Some of our current cast members have been with the show the entire time, and we have several original cast members returning for this one performance. It’ll be a homecoming for sure, and we’ll be sending all that love right back to the audience.”
A gala will be held immediately following the performance, featuring various desserts and small bites from local stores and restaurants. Audience members will have an opportunity to mingle and talk with the cast, musicians, writers, and directors.
Tickets for the opening performance are $10 and available online at Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center at 423-753-1010. Season Passes are only $90 and include a complimentary StoryTown Radio Show seat cushion. Don’t miss a show in our blockbuster, 15th season. Get your Season Passes today at Jonesborough.com/tickets, click on “Event Packages.”
StoryTown is supported by an Arts Access Grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and is part of Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center.