Messiah on the Frigidaire
By: John Culbertson
Directed by: Brian Cheslik
Performances: January 16 - January 31, 2009
Auditions: November 23 & 24, 2008 @7:00 pm

The small town of Elroy, South Carolina is thrust into the evangelical spotlight when what seems to be the image of Jesus appears on a refrigerator in a trailer park. The discovery by Lou Ann Hightower, her husband Dwayne, and her best friend Betsy, sets into motion a frenzy of conflict, communion and good old fashioned commerce. When the National Investigator turns the appearance into front-page headlines, their trailer park becomes a Mecca for miracle seekers, soul searchers and disciples with a decidedly political agenda. At the urging of the towns business leaders, Betsy pretends to get messages from the appliance-based apparition, and the crowds multiply like loaves and fishes. Through the ordeal, the three undergo an evolution in their relationships with each other, and they are forced to come to grips with their lowly status in the caste system of the rural south. In a region where religion is as much a part of life as grits and cotton fields, God surely moves in mysterious ways.

Production Dates  
 

01/16/09  01/17/09  01/23/09  01/24/09  01/25/09  01/29/09 01/30/09  01/31/09

Friday       Saturday   Friday        Saturday    Sunday Thursday      Friday  Saturday

8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 2:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM

ECP's production of
Messiah on the Frigidaire
received the following award(s):

Excellence in Ensemble
Theatre Roundtable

Presented by special arrangement with 
Samuel French,Inc. 

Made possible, in part, by a grant from the