Farce of Habit 2025

Farce of Habit, by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
Directed by Ed Sanders
Audition dates: August 4 & 5, 2025
Performance dates: October 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 2025
Comic fireworks explode in FARCE OF HABIT, an absurdly funny Southern-fried romp that takes us back to the Reel 'Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. The proprietor, D. Gene Wilburn, is looking forward to a peaceful weekend on the lake. But there are only two chances of that happening: slim and none. Why, for example, has his wife, Wanelle, picked these three days to white-knuckle her way through caffeine withdrawal? Why is his son Ty's marriage to Jenna falling apart so fast? Could it have something to do with the French can-can costume Ty is wearing? How on earth would D. Gene's feisty sister, Maxie, allow herself to get caught up in such a bizarre undercover police assignment? And that's just his family. If this isn't enough to thwart D. Gene's weekend plans, he's got a gaggle of nuns who've converged on the Inn, hell-bent on experiencing a nature retreat - which might be tolerable if D. Gene didn't have a chronic fear of anything in a habit. Add to this the presence of Jock McNair, a nationally known relationship guru whose colossal ego threatens everyone's sanity; a shy retiree anxious to cut loose and embrace his "inner caveman" and a couple of wild women who may or may not be who they claim to be. Throw in the storm of the century that's fast bearing down on Mayhew, Arkansas and D. Gene has no prayer of baiting a hook any time soon. Oh, and did we mention there's an axe murderer on the loose?
If you enjoy gloriously preposterous hilarity, then laughing your way through the take-no-prisoners lunacy of a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy is one habit you'll never want to break!
Characters:
- Wanelle Wilburn, 50-60ss, a determined ball of fire, addicted to caffeine
- D. Gene Wilburn, 50-60s, good-hearted guy, loves to fish, owns the Reel 'Em Inn with Wanelle
- Maxie Wilburn Suggs, 50-60s, hearty no-nonsense country woman
- Jock McNair, late 40s, handsome, macho, self-centered womanizer
- Ty Wilburn, 30s, handsome, charming son of Wanelle and D. Gene
- Jenna Sealy Wilburn, 30s, sweet, fresh-faced wife of Ty
- Huddle Fisk, 50s, a kind, meek man in a plaid suit and bowtie
- Sister Myrtle Agnes, 60s, stern, sarcastic nun
- Barbara Stratton, late 40s, red-haired, determined bundle of nerves from California