Abbeville Opera Announces Its Summer 2010 Theatre Season, 6/11 - 8/21

Abbeville Opera House announces its Summer 2010 Theatre Season which includes THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB, 'TIL BETH DO US PART, and MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW, THE STORY OF THE STANLEY BROTHERS. The season runs from June 11th to August 21st. 

Ticket prices are $17 for adults and $16 for seniors. Group ticket prices are $16 a ticket. Groups of 20 or more receive 1 free ticket per 20 seats reserved. Reservations can be held with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express until curtain. There is a 48 hour cancellation policy; after 48 hours prior to the performance, the credit card will be charged. Tickets can be purchased at the box office over the phone at (864) 366-2157 or in-person at 100 Court Square, Abbeville, SC. It is opened from 10 am to 2 pm, Mondays through Fridays. More information can be found at the website at theabbevilleoperahouse.com.

THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB will be perfomed from June 11th to the 26th on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and Saturday matinees at 3pm. The show is about five Southern women, whose friendship began on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend each year to recharge that friendship. Free from men, kids, and jobs, they meet every August at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's outer banks to laugh, catch up, and meddle in each other's lives.

'TIL BETH DO US PART will run from July 9th to the 24th on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and Saturday matinees at 3pm. This show offers a hilarious look at a marriage turned upside down. Gibby and Suzannah Hayden have been together twenty-seven years when another woman, Suzannah's new assistant, Beth, enters the picture and wreaks havoc on their lives. Surprisingly, Beth isn't after Suzannah's husband; she wants her career. And this Southern-fried Mary Poppins from Hell will stop at nothing to achieve her goal.

MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW, THE STORY OF THE STANLEY BROTHERS was written by Douglas Pote and will be directed by Jimmy O. Burdette. It will run from August 6th to the 21st with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8pm and Saturday matinee performances at 3pm. This funny and touching story delves into the backstage and personal life of two brothers, Ralph and Carter Stanley. It contains some of the great songs made famous by The Stanley Brothers. It reveals their struggle to find an audience for their music. Folk, traditional gospel, and bluegrass were the music of their home in the hills of Virginia and they remained loyal to their roots. It includes their 2002 Grammy Award-winning songs from the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou"? It stars Upstate Bluegrass Musicians Mitch and Perry Keown. There will also be a pre-show featuring the Jimmy O Trio.

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