Ladies open September 22

and Karren Pell.

“I was privileged to see this production at ASF years ago and have been looking for the right time to bring it to our stage,” said Wetumpka Depot artistic director, Kristy Meanor. “I knew I was putting it in the right hands with director Kim Mason as director. We were overjoyed to have Karren Pell, who helped developed the music at ASF, collaborate with us as well. The results are magical and this company finds every nuance in this script and music.”

The play is directed by Wetumpka Depot veteran Kim Mason.

“I have fallen in love with this music. It has become a part of me. The lyrics and the way the feel of the book is captured in each song just casts a spell over me,” said Mason. “I can’t tell you how much I love this show.”

Audiences will meet Ivy Rowe, a scrappy Virginia woman who yearns to know more about the world beyond her home on Blue Star Mountain. Her journey from childhood to old age is shared through inventive storytelling and Appalachian music that captures her fascinating life.