Big Dawg Productions is pleased to announce their upcoming presentation of “A Ride Through the Country”, an original play by Wilmington favorite Ray Kennedy, directed by Holli Saperstein and Steve Vernon.
“A Ride Through the Country” will run July 10-13 and 17-20 at Thalian Hall’s Ruth and Bucky Stein Theater.

Tickets can be reserved by visiting the Thalian Hall website at : https://www.thalianhall.org/bdp-country-25

Tickets can also be reserved by calling the Thalian Hall Box Office at (910) 632-2285 on Mon. – Fri. from 12 to 5 pm.

In “A Ride Through the Country”, a lot can happen on a ride through Eastern North Carolina in the Spring!
This new dramedy by playwright Ray Kennedy explores friendship, love and hope. Sometimes funny and sometimes poignant, the play introduces you to characters who, with their humor and sense of nostalgia, paint a beautiful portrait of community, family, and courage in the face of adversity.

When Louie, the matriarch of her Southern family, finds herself having to travel 45 miles each way for her almost daily cancer treatments, her friends and family decide to go along for the ride, filling the time with memories, laughter, and conversations about the importance of Tupperware.

“A Ride Through the Country” is based on true events.

The play stars Greg King, Deb Gillingham, Jenny Wright, Erin Hunter, Elizabeth Michaels, Matthew Thomas-Reid, Cindy Colluci, Fracaswell Hyman, and Michelle Braxton.

Associate Producers Robert Zaytoun and Cyndi & Ron McNeil.

This will be one of two original productions presented by Big Dawg as part of our “Shop Local” summer season. Another locally written play, “Mercury” by Lee Lowrimore, will run Aug. 21-24 and 28-31.

For further details or questions, please contact Steve Vernon, Artistic Director of Big Dawg Productions, at:
svernonadbigdawg@gmail.com