CLARKSVILLE, TN – Country music hits are coming to the corner of Franklin and First downtown with the opening of the new musical comedy “County Fair” at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Thursday, June 1, at 7 p.m.
Chock full of favorite country hits like “Chicken Fried,” “Hey Good Lookin’,” “The House That Built Me,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and so many others, this new musical comedy (inspired by Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing) stars Nikki Ahlf and Jennifer Workman as sisters Claudia and DJ Stratford, who return home after the death of their father to deal with their inheritance: a massive and beloved county fair in rural Georgia.
County Fair is guest directed and choreographed by Jeri Dickey, senior lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Auburn University. Dickey’s choreography has appeared in countless productions and national commercials, and she also wrote, directed and choreographed All That Fosse, winning best director from the Kennedy Center.
With music direction by Debbie Wilson, County Fair also features Ansley Arthur, Ashley Birnbaum, Holly Constant, Lydia Crawley, Jonny Dickey, Andrew Ennis, David Graham, Faith Konty, Ellen Schumann, Alex Vanburen, Andrew Vance, and Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. Providing musical accompaniment are Debbie Wilson on piano, Darrin Hoffman and Thad Wallus on guitar, Joe Jerles on bass, and Bernard Lott on drums/percussion.
Performances run June 1 through June 24 on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday, June 10, 17 and 24. There is no 8 p.m. performance on June 24. In keeping with the theatre’s pay-what-you-can opening night tradition, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular price will go on sale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, for a $5 minimum donation.
Tickets are $35 (adults) and $15 (ages 10 and under) and may be reserved online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at (931) 645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to curtain).