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Twin Lakes Playhouse closes its summer comedy “The Hallelujah Girls” with three final performances June 26 through 28, the last chance to catch the show before it ends its run.
The Jones Hope Wooten comedy is set in the fictional town of Eden Falls, Georgia. After a classmate dies, one of five lifelong friends buys an abandoned church and turns it into a day spa called SPA-DEE-DAH! The women start meeting there every Friday, and the loss pushes them to stop waiting on someday and chase the dreams they have put off.
The result is a fast-talking, screwball comedy about friendship and second chances. Audiences can expect quick one-liners, big personalities and a string of surprises before the final bow.
Cast member Vance Jones compared the show to a Southern stage favorite. “It has very much a Steel Magnolias feel, that friendship and camaraderie through thick and thin,” Jones said. “But it’s a lot more sass.”
Dianne Pankau directs, with Joanne Helms and Andrea McInnis as assistant directors. Laura Chandler leads the cast as Sugar Lee Thompkins, the friend who buys the church and keeps everyone focused on their goals.
The cast also includes Patty Kotlicky as Carlene Travis, Karen McKaig as Crystal Hart, Cindy Young as Nita Mooney, Sue Howe as Mavis Flowers and Nancy Leone as Bunny Sutherland. Jones plays Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt, an old high school sweetheart, and Gabe Potter plays Porter Padgett.
The playhouse credited Dauna Powell with Peglar Real Estate Group and Josselyn Obregon for helping bring the production to the stage.
The final performances run Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the playhouse, 600 W. Sixth St. in Mountain Home.
Once the comedy closes, the playhouse turns to mystery. Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” is next on the 2026 season, running Aug. 14 through 30. The stage adaptation follows detective Hercule Poirot as he works to solve a killing aboard a luxury train stranded by snow.
Performances of “Murder on the Orient Express” will follow the same schedule, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets to either show are $15 and available at tlpmh.org or by calling the box office at 870-424-0444.
