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Making Sweet Tea and Other Secrets

March 6th-15th

Directed for MTG by Denise Plantenberg and David Bristow.

When the sheriff brings a battered teen to the home of two sisters who live a quiet rural existence, life shattering secrets begin to peel away about the people in their small rural community.

An emotionally charged dramatic thriller by Paul Elliott, this 2018 AACT NewPlayFest Winner deals with bigotry, prejudice, domestic abuse and bringing hidden justice to light.

Cast

  • Sophie Moorman as Amber

  • Connie Denison as Ruth

  • Lou Dalton as Dottie

  • Eric Kassebaum as Robert

  • Jerry Bredeson as Doc

  • Samantha McCoy as Sheila Ray

  • Genia Allard as Janey

  • Gracey Cox as Amber's Understudy

Production & Crew

  • Directors Denise Plantenberg and David Bristow

  • Production Manager Jacob Gardner

  • Set Design Mark Miller

  • Technical Director Mark Miller

  • Scenic Artist Suzanne Miller

  • Costume Designer Hannah Rupp

  • Hair and Makeup Genevieve Kundert

  • Sound Technician Katie Landmark

  • Light Technician Melissa Schnepper

  • Violence Coordinator Matt Korda

  • Fight Captain Eric Kassebaum

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