Photo Flash: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Opens at Manatee Players, 10/25

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES opens at the Manatee Players tonight, October 25 and runs through November 11. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!

This charming six person slice of down-home life conceived and written by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan John Schimmel and Jim Wann features an ensemble cast that includes RODD DYER, ADAM BAKER, WILLIAM HELLEM-BRUSSO, NICK SPAGNUOLO, TARA CALLANDRA and DAWN DOUGHERTY.

The show is being directed by Preston Boyd with Rodd Dyer as musical director.

The Pump Boys sell high octane on Highway 57 and the Dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, run the Double Cupp diner next door. Together they perform a rousing, down-home mix of country western, rock ‘n’ roll, and blues in this charming tale of friendship, romance, and heartbreak. Packed with hummable, hilarious songs like “Be Good or Be Gone,” “Tips,” and “The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine,” Pump Boys and Dinettes is a foot-stomping good time.

Performances are Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $26 including facility fee for adults, $15 including facility fee for teachers and $13 including facility fee for students. Tickets may be reserved by calling 748-5875 Monday – Friday from 9-5 and one hour before curtain on performance days or on the Manatee Players’ website: www.manateeplayers.com. All performances are at 102 Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton.

Adam Baker, Dawn Dougherty, Nick Spagnuolo, Tara Collandra, William Hellem-Brusso

Adam Baker, Nick Spagnuolo, William Hellem-Brusso, Dawn Dougherty and Tara Collandra

Adam Baker

Nick Spagnuolo, Adam Baker, William Hellem-Brusso