Funerals Southern-style to take the Canebrake Players stage

Drawing on veterans of the Demopolis stage and adding some new ones, the Canebrake Players will present “Southern Fried Funeral” by Osborne and Eppler, the latest production of the little theater’s 40th anniversary year.

Performances at the Old School, 601 S. Main Ave., will be Friday, Saturday and Monday, July 22, 23 and 25, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 at 2 p.m.

Advance sale tickets to reserve seats may be purchased from www.canebrake.ludus.com.

Dewey Frye is dead, and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces – that is, if they don’t kill each other first. Matriarch Dorothy contends with harpy Ozella Meeks, Dewey’s sly brother, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry. Funerals bring out the worst, the best and the funniest in people in this big-hearted comedy about family – Southern style.

The cast includes Laurie Willingham, Donna Bishop, Kathleen Randall, Kelley Mullins, Deborah Laney, Cyd Johnston, J.L. Gaston, Lawson Boone, Dale Foster, Willy Hill and Johnny Johnston.

Wheel chair access is available at the north entrance of the theater.