The Bridge City Cardinal Theatre One Act Play team, “The Red Velvet Cake War” has advanced to the Area level of competition. This is the troupe’s third consecutive advancement, and they are looking forward to the next competition on Thursday, March 29 at Barbers Hill High School.
Accolades:
District: (held March 6)
Congrats to Our OAP Cast & Crew!!!
Best Actress in District- Gabby Howe
All Star Cast-Marlee Bradley & Raven Hankins
Hon. Mention All Star Cast- Karlye Ramos
All Star Tech Crew- Malayna Motomura
Best Technical in District-BC consisting of Ashlynn Koons, Dylan Garrett, Malayna Motormura and Abby Murchison
Bi-District (held March 22)
Bi District Best Actress- Gabby Howe
All ⭐️Cast- Landon Luna
Honorable Mention All ⭐️ Cast- Marlee Bradley
All ⭐️ Crew- Dylan Garrett
Area-
Area Competition
Thursday, March 29th
Barbers Hill High School
Tickets $10
11:00 Little Cypress-Mauriceville – The Tempest
12:00 Liberty – Ladies in Waiting
1:00 Huntington – Monster
2:00 Hardin-Jefferson – Enron
3:00 Hargrave – Inverse Functions
4:00 Bridge City – Red Velvet Cake War
5:30 Awards
6:30 Critiques
THE STORY: In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the three Verdeen cousins—Gaynelle (played by senior Gabby Howe), Peaches (freshman Raven Hankins), and Jimmie Wyvette (senior Marlee Bradley)—could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion. Their outrageous antics have delighted local gossips in the small town of Sweetgum and the eyes of Texas are upon them, as their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle is quick to point out. Having “accidentally” crashed her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband’s girlfriend’s doublewide, Gaynelle is one frazzled nerve away from a spectacular meltdown. Peaches, a saucy firebrand and the number one mortuarial cosmetologist in the tri-county area, is struggling to decide if it’s time to have her long-absent trucker husband declared dead. And Jimmie Wyvette, the rough-around-the-edges is resorting to extreme measures to outmaneuver a prissyneighbor for the affections of Sweetgum’s newest widower. But the cousins can’t back out of the reunion now. It’s on, Gaynelle’s hosting it, and Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette have decided that its success is the perfect way to prove Gaynelle’s sanity to a skeptical court-appointed psychologist. Unfortunately, they face an uphill battle as a parade of wildly eccentric Verdeens gathers on the hottest day of July, smack-dab in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin hilariously out of control when a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love (played by senior Landon Luna), and a jaw-dropping high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. As this fast-paced romp barrels toward its uproarious climax, you’ll wish your own family reunions were this much fun!
Gaynelle Verdeen Bodeen………………………………………………Gabby Howe
LaMerle Verdeen Minshew…………………….…………..……….Maggie Garcia
Elsa Dowdall…………………………………………………….……….Katelynn Haynes
Newt Blaylock………………………..…………….Landon Luna/Zeke Champagne
Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen……………………………………………Marlee Bradley
Peaches Verdeen Belrose…………………………………..………..Raven Hankins
Aubrey Verdeen……………………………..……………………..…Bryce Barlow
Bitsy Hargis…………………………………………………..…………….Kaylee Lambert
Cee Cee Windham…………..……………………………..……………..Karlye Ramos
Purvis Verdeen……………………………………………….………….…. Brady Raggio
Sheriff Grover Lout……………………………………………………Dyllan Branshaw
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