Book by Larry L King & Peter Masterson
Music & Lyrics by Carol Hall

Directed by Doris Simpson


Perfomances March 4-6 & 10-13, 2011

at the Goddard Center

 

Inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas, don’t let the title keep you away from this enjoyable and timely tale of two-faced politicians and hypocritical moralists. 

 

 Set in the 1970s, this is the rollicking story of a little brothel that has been operating in rural Texas for more than a century and is now under the proprietorship of Miss Mona Stangley, a close friend of local sheriff Ed Earl Dodd.



 When crusading television reporter Melvin P. Thorpe makes an issue out of the goings-on, the place is threatened to be shutdown by powerful politicians. 



 Stomp your feet and holler out loud, this down home charmer is a funfest.
 
 

 The Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards (winning two) and eight Drama Desk awards (winning three, including best lyrics and best music).
Courtsey of Samuel French

Character List

Miss Mona: 35-55, alto/solo, owner of the Chicken Ranch, kindhearted businesswoman who plays house mother to the girls.

Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd: 35-55, baritone/solo, good ol' boy, blind to the media's power, rough and gruff lawman with a soft spot for Miss Mona.

Melvin P. Thorpe: 30-55, baritone, boisterous loud, show biz goody- two-shoes masquerading as a TV newsman.

Mayor Rufus Poindexter: 35-65, local car salesman and mayor.

Senator Wingwoah: 35-65, president of the Aggie Alumni Association, family man, and frequent visitor to the Chicken Ranch.  

C.J. Scruggs: 35-65, local insurance agent and Jaycees president.

Governor: 35-65, tenor/solo, typical politician sidestepping issues.

Angel: 22-35, mezzo/solo, hardened city girl who comes to work at the Chicken Ranch, has a young son who exposes her softer side.

Shy: 18-27, mezzo, unsophisticated farm girl, sweet, eager to learn.

Jewel: 30-55, mezzo/solo, housekeeper at the Chicken Ranch, Mona's confidant, sassy, respectful.

Doatsy Mae: 30-55, alto/solo, wisecracking waitress at the local cafe.

Edsel Mackey: 25-55, editor of the local newspaper.

Narrator: Male 25-55, charismatic cowboy whose songs and tales lead the audience into the show.

Other: Singers and dancers as the working girls, cheerleaders, Aggie football players, chorus and Dogettes (male quartet), plus non-singing or dancing roles for townspeople, reporters, protestors, etc.