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Rapid Fire 20Q With Playwright and Cast of Jolly Ol’ St. Nick: An Accidental Christmas Musical Comedy

December 2, 2025 by Jonathan

It’s not every December that an Amish couple, a wannabe country-opera Santa, and a snowstorm collide… but in About The Town Productions’ newest musical comedy, JOLLY OL’ ST NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL CHRISTMAS MUSICAL COMEDY, written and directed by Wally Nason, holiday miracles come wrapped in the wonderfully unexpected. The show follows Simon and Eliza Yoder (Philip David Black and Catherine Birdsong), a spirited Amish couple whose calm Christmas Eve is upended by the arrival of Nick Goldstein (Jacob Waid) — a gigging Santa with big dreams, a bigger voice, and absolutely no idea what he’s walked into. With original songs, surprise medleys, laugh-out-loud storytelling, and a whole lot of heart, the show promises to be the kind of show that sneaks up on you in the best possible way. As the production prepares to hit the stage of various venues throughout Middle Tennessee December 6, 14, 17 & 20, we recently posed a few questions to the creator and cast for a festive Rapid Fire 20Q to talk musical mayhem, Santa suits, and the unexpected joy of this “accidental” Christmas musical.

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RAPID FIRE 20Q WITH CREATOR AND CAST OF JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL CHRISTMAS MUSICAL COMEDY

RAPID FIRE WITH PHILIP DAVID BLACK, SIMON IN JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What part of Simon’s personality—his humor, faith, or honesty—do you most enjoy stepping into each night?

PHILIP DAVID BLACK: Simon, to me, juxtaposes very goofy humor with a very genuine faith. And that blend of tones – complete cheese with a sincere slice of religion – is always interesting to hold together moment to moment.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Simon’s a natural comedian—offering up several ‘dad jokes’. Aside from the one’s in the show, what’s your favorite joke to tell?

PHILIP DAVID BLACK: My go-to is always, “What do you call a cow with no legs? GROUND BEEF.” I won’t defend it, but it makes me laugh.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: If Simon could introduce one modern convenience into his Amish life, do you think he would, and if so, what might it be?

PHILIP DAVID BLACK: Simon mentions being cold several times during the play, and I assume he, like anyone, would appreciate being able to just flip a switch and make the house warmer. Winter is rough on all!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: The play reveals Simon and Eliza take a more minimalist approach to the holiday season, so, I gotta ask…in the Black household do you go all out with decorations or does your family enjoy a more subdued holiday celebration?

PHILIP DAVID BLACK: My wife is a Christmas enthusiast to the extreme. She had our two Christmas trees up this year last week BEFORE Thanksgiving Day, so – we are non-negotiably non-subdued so far as winter holidays go.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: With the arrival of Nick, Simon and Eliza experience what is likely their most memorable Christmas. What’s your favorite holiday memory from your childhood?

PHILIP DAVID BLACK: I grew up partially overseas due to my parents missionary work, and we spent Christmas one year outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. They have several interesting traditions there, such as holding a live “Christmas Carp” in the bathtub overnight to make fresh fish for Christmas. That was a standout for me as a kid – novelty wins.

RAPID FIRE WITH CATHERINE BIRDSONG, ELIZA IN JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Eliza is excitable, curious and anything but quiet—what’s your favorite aspect of her personality that you’d like to lean into more in your own day-to-day attitude and actions?

CATHERINE BIRDSONG: I love that Eliza is very “go with the flow” she is willing to play all of the silly games Nick suggests, listen to all of the bad jokes Simon tells and she does so with a sincere interest in finding contentment in the small things. I think we could all learn from that mentality.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: The dual meaning of Eliza’s solo What’s He Hiding in the Bag is surprisingly thoughtful. What’s your favorite lyric of the number?

CATHERINE BIRDSONG: I really like the lyric “holy cow my flesh is weak” because it shows us that even people that we think are pure or religious are still faced with the same temptations as everyone else. I would imagine most people do not have a deep understanding of the Amish culture and would assume that they are perfect, but from Eliza’s story you certainly see that isn’t true…. Especially when she shares her Rumspringa story with Nick.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: In researching to chat with you, your director and your co-stars, I read the script. The idea of Christmas Carol Charades is so fun. If you were to play the game at you own family Christmas celebration, what tune would you choose and how would you act it out?

CATHERINE BIRDSONG: Rockin Around the Christmas Tree– I’d probably do some air guitar, run in a circle and pretend to be a tree!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Simon and Eliza are seen gathering up presents to take to their family’s Christmas Day celebration. Which got me to thinking…are you a Christmas Eve present opener, or do you wait until Christmas Day?

CATHERINE BIRDSONG: We kind of do both actually! Now that I have a little boy we do presents with his grandparents on Christmas Eve and then Santa (or Mrs. Claus) on Christmas morning!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I love that Wally’s script incorporates a bit of origin story of both the sacred and secular celebrations. In that spirit, which is a must-read during the holiday season, the story of the First Christmas or that of the Night Before Christmas?

CATHERINE BIRDSONG: The story of the First Christmas. That is a Christmas Eve tradition for certain. However, don’t get me wrong I love when Tim Allen reads the Night Before Christmas in the Santa Claus…. “There rose such a clatter”…

RAPID FIRE WITH JACOB WAID, NICK IN JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Nick is a bit flawed. What’s your favorite aspect of the character?

JACOB WAID: My favorite thing about Nick is that he really embodies “the common man.” He’s a genuinely good guy with a huge heart, even if he gets a little lost and makes some questionable choices along the way. What I love is that he knows when he’s messed up and feels the weight of those decisions. I think audiences will see pieces of themselves in him – because his flaws and intentions are so human.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: As a key plot point, Nick accidentally shows up thinking he’s arrived as his latest Santa-gig, and during the course of the evening, he reveals he’s a former opera singer with aspirations of being a country music singer/songwriter. As a performer yourself, what’s the strangest gig you ever had?

JACOB WAID: Being part of a flash mob at a Walmart in rural Virginia probably takes the cake. It was one of those gigs where you ask yourself, “How did I end up here?” – but you just roll with it. The whole thing was chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly fun. It definitely taught me early on that performing can take you to some unexpected places.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Pretty quickly into the action of the play, Nick reveals he often mixes up words. Is there a mixed up word within Nick’s dialogue that you’ve had the most trouble mixing up on purpose?

JACOB WAID: Can I say all of them? Memorizing something incorrectly is so much harder than people think. My brain constantly tries to auto-correct the words right before I say them, even though I know I’m supposed to mess them up. There’s a split-second battle in my head every time one of those mixed-up lines comes out. The two hardest ones for me are “breakheart” and “toothblue” my mind fights me the most on those every single time

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Nick’s solo, Cold and Alone reveals the character’s more vulnerable side. Do you have a particular way of tapping into that mindset as that number approaches?

JACOB WAID: For me, it all ties back to Nick being a representation of a “real person” who’s still “performing” for strangers while he’s sorting through his emotions. As the song approaches, I try to lean into those small cracks where his real thoughts and feelings slip through. You get these quick, honest flashes before he covers them up again with humor. I don’t think we see the fully unfiltered version of Nick until the last ten minutes of the show. To tap into those moments, I often think about my own life as a performer. The character you see onstage isn’t the full picture of who I am as a human, but little pieces of myself inevitably slip through when I am acting. Nick works the same way – you see flashes of his real heart underneath that gentle, Santa-esque façade. Leaning into that parallel helps me find his vulnerable side without forcing it.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Nick shares the real St. Nick’s origin story with Simon and Eliza, which got me to thinking…it’s not Christmas until my annual viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. What Christmas movie, special, song or story is your official start to the holiday season?

JACOB WAID: The Santa Clause with Tim Allen – that’s the one that officially kicks off the season. It’s a full tradition in my house: we decorate the tree and the whole place while that movie plays in the background. It just doesn’t feel like Christmas without it. And yes, I fully appreciate the irony, but sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Also our Christmas and Holiday festivities kick off on November 1st…yes, I am one of “those” Christmas people – hah!

RAPID FIRE WITH JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK PLAYWRIGHT WALLY NASON

JHPENTERTAINMENT: When you were writing Jolly Ol’ St. Nick: an ’Accidental’ Christmas Musical, was beginning the show with a song instead of some expositional dialogue a conscientious choice?

WALLY NASON: For sure! The truth is, it is always my preference to start a musical with a song. I like how a song can set up the tone of the whole show. Serious, mysterious, comedic or whatever. It can help establish a mood while simultaneously introducing characters and a sense of their personality.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I love the juxtaposition of the characters, a married Amish couple and a wannabe country singer. Did you base any of these characters on folks you’ve come across in real life?

WALLY NASON: Yes. I’ve spent over a decade working in Amish country America. I’ve written almost two dozen musicals and the majority of them opened in venues in Amish tourist communities. So I’ve done lots of research and established a lot of relationships with Amish people. The characters in Jolly Ol’ St. Nick represent a collection of stories and personalities that I came in contact with over the years. And the Nick… the wannabe country singer/mall Santa was a fun character I just created.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What’s your personal favorite holiday tradition that you enjoy with your own family?

WALLY NASON: We celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas together with extended family on Thanksgiving day and the day after. There are usually 20+ people at our house sleeping on couches and air mattresses, eating all our meals together, falling over presents, arguing over phone chargers, and playing games. Loud and fun!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I noticed you pepper a few of your original songs in this show with nods to some classic Christmas carol phrases. If you could give one classic Christmas song a full “Nason rewrite,” which one begs for your signature twist?

WALLY NASON: I did a ‘rewrite’ of Silent Night for another show that is one of my favorites. I added a beat box portion with an alternate melody and included part of the German text. I’d like to maybe try something like that with Oh Holy Night at some point.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What do you hope audiences take with them after seeing Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick?

WALLY NASON: I hope people are inspired to do more to be understanding, empathetic, sensitive and intentional about encounters and relationships with people that are different than they are. This musical is really funny in presenting conversations where people are coming at life from very, very, different backgrounds and beliefs. And yet the brief time they spend together is meaningful and dare I say life-changing for both parties. You never know what people are dealing with and what they have had to overcome just to survive. I think we can all be better at including and celebrating those that are different than ourselves.

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From unexpected holiday guests to finding a bit of humor in the gentleness of Amish hospitality, the cast of Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick proves that some of the best holiday stories are the ones we never see coming. Wally Nason and his trio of performers blend warmth, whimsy, and a dash of Christmas chaos into a musical that reminds us all that surprises — even the uninvited ones — can be the beginning of something magical.

You can catch Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick at one of four performances across Middle Tennessee:

December 6 – 3:00pm – Life Church Nashville (215 Broadmoor Dr.)

December 14 – 3:00pm – Jenkins Church Nolensville (2501 York Rd.)

December 17 – 7:00pm – Williamson County Performing Arts Center (112 Everbright Ave., Franklin)

December 20 – 3:00pm – Playhouse 615 (11920 Lebanon Rd., Mt. Juliet)

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Rapid Fire 20Q with Writer/Director and Cast of ‘Music City Melody’; Mid-State Tour Begins Saturday, October 27

September 24, 2025 by Jonathan

Welcome back, readers and theater lovers, to another edition of Rapid Fire 20Q.Today, we’re featuring playwright/director Wally Nason, the creative mind behind the musical, MUSIC CITY MELODY, as well as the three stars of the show, Jack E. Chambers, Isabel Smith, and Payton Justice. Making not only its Music City debut, but also it’s World Premiere, MUSIC CITY MELODY opens this weekend with a two-show day Saturday, October 27 at Mills Pate Performing Arts Center in Murfreesboro, TN before continuing an tour throughout venues in the mid-state area through November 1.

This brand-new musical comedy from Nason’s About The Town Productions takes place at a studio run by an eager music biz newbie and follows a slightly past-his-prime legendary entertainer in a potential career-saving/career-making writing session with an upstart young Taylor Swift-esque performer. The tension, the laughs, the songwriting—even the whiskey, mix for a uniquely Nashville ride. So settle in to see if we’ve got another Nashville hit on our hands.

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RAPID FIRE 20Q WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR AND CAST OF MUSIC CITY MELODY

RAPID FIRE 20Q WITH MUSIC CITY MELODY WRITER/DIRECTOR WALLY NASON

JHPENTERTAINMENT: You bio reveals that you’ve written 21 musicals. MUSIC CITY MELODY contains eleven songs. You’re credited as having written ten of those, so let’s say you’ve written at least 200+ songs for your musicals. While you’re not quite at the 2000+ songs from such Broadway luminaries as Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim, 200+ is nothing to sneeze at. Gotta ask, do you have a set routine for songwriting, like do you set aside a certain time each day/week to focus on writing music, or do you just find inspiration in any way it comes to you?

WALLY NASON: When I write songs…it’s usually for a specific reason. I’m not like a lot of my Nashville writer friend who have hundreds of songs that they have written ready to pitch. I call my self a ‘contract’ writer… write or a specific reason. That particular style works great for musicals. So my inspiration comes from the character in the show…the information that needs to be communicated…and the style, tempo, lyric, etc. that fits the moment!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: With MUSIC CITY MELODY, you’re debuting the with a two-show-day on Saturday, September 27, at Mills Pate Performing Arts Center, then doing an area tour with a couple performances at Playhouse 615, the Arts Center of Cannon County, Jenkins Church in Nolensville, the Williamson County Performing Arts Center and Circle Players. What’s the biggest challenge of touring in this manner?

WALLY NASON: Biggest challenge is working with the multiple issues in the multiple venues – providing what they need as far as promo goes, figuring out tech issues at each place, figuring out staging at each venue, figuring out schedules at each venue. And working with multiple communities as far as digital and printed materials…everyone wants a different size…Ha! I’ve become pretty good with Canva!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: On the flip…What’s your favorite aspect of presenting the show in this way as opposed to a two or three weekend run at a single venue?

WALLY NASON: My favorite aspect is the opportunity to provide original material to multiple communities. As a general rule, folks in Franklin won’t travel to see a show in Cannon County and people in Mt. Juliet aren’t coming to Franklin. It expands the potential audience… I also love the collaboration and building relationships with other theatre/venue directors. I learn tons from them and enjoy their insights and experience. Plus…they are just really cool people!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I’m about to chat with your three cast members, so let’s play a little word association…give me the first word/words you think of when you think of each one…

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Jack E. Chambers – Devoted

Isabel Smith – Joyful

Payton Justice – Free (spirited)

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Following the tour, what’s next for the show?

WALLY NASON: Before starting About The Town Productions, I spent over a decade producing musicals in other tourist areas around the Eastern U.S. I’d love for MUSIC CITY MELODY to have a long term home in the Nashville area that would become an entertainment option for the cazillion tourists that are coming to Music City!

RAPID FIRE WITH MUSIC CITY MELODY’s CHAD, PAYTON JUSTICE

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Who is Chad to you?

PAYTON JUSTICE: Chad’s a young guy who takes his job managing Wallace Studios VERY seriously. He loves and supports Melody any way he can and then he has this interesting sort of camaraderie with Hugh. He’s a helper but… can maybe get carried away sometimes.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Ok, I gotta ask…While rehearsing for your debut as Chad in MUSIC CITY MELODY, you were also right smack in the middle of performances as Sir Hugh Evans in Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s The Merry Wives of Winsor. How in the heck have you been juggling these two roles…AND…just for fun…Have you found any similarities between the two characters?

PAYTON JUSTICE: It’s been a blast! I definitely have been running Chad’s lines backstage during Merry Wives performances. Honestly, Sir Hugh Evans also takes himself a bit too seriously, so there is a funny overlap there!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I love the Kenny Loggins/Kenny Rogers dialogue between your Chad and Jack E. Chambers’ Hugh. Not to sound like an old man, but I feel this same frustration any time I make any vintage pop culture reference around friends or relations of a certain youthful age. That just might be my favorite dialogue exchange in the show. What’s yours?

PAYTON JUSTICE: That moment is great! I really like this one scene where Chad is pushing Hugh to set his ego aside and open up to writing with other artists. Performing that with Jack is great. And Jack’s character just as a whole has some wonderfully vulnerable dialogue throughout the show.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: How excite are you to be part of the premiere presentation of MUSIC CITY MELODY?

PAYTON JUSTICE: I’m so excited! Being part of a new work is always rewarding, and it’s pretty cool that this one’s story is rooted here in Nashville

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I’m about to chat with your leading lady, so tell me something Isabel Smith won’t admit about herself as a scene partner?

PAYTON JUSTICE: Working with Isabel has been awesome! She was totally committed from day one and is a super supportive scene partner. And the girl can SING!

RAPID FIRE WITH MUSIC CITY MELODY’s MELODY, ISABEL SMITH

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What’s your favorite aspect of Melody, the character you play in MUSIC CITY MELODY?

ISABEL SMITH: My favorite aspect of Melody is her gritty optimism. She has a pretty tough past, but she remains hopeful, sweet, and strong-willed at the same time. I love it when a character can be more than one thing- just like real people.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Alright, I always say if I ever wrote a book about my life in Nashville and ‘the biz’ It would be called I Never Drop a Name I Can’t Pick Up (yes, it’s already trademarked and copy-written). So, a two-part question for you…Your show bio mentions that you’ve done session work and background vocals for…among others…Dolly Parton. I, myself have had the great fortune of being in her presence a number of times over the years, so…What’s your favorite Dolly memory? AND…IF you were to ever write your memoir, what would it be called?

ISABEL SMITH: Sadly, when I recorded background vocals for Dolly, she wasn’t able to be there, but I have very fond memories of that session! I was very young and everyone was so kind and I think that’s a great example of the butterfly effect of working with Dolly. I think if I were to ever write a memoir, I would call it A Glance Between Pages. Every actor’s story is unique, especially in Nashville, and I think we often judge actors by their cover, and as an avid reader, I would for sure make many unnecessary book references!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: Like your costar and on-stage love interest, Payton Justice, you’ve also appeared in productions with Nashville Shakespeare Festival. How about a shameless plug for those folks…What do you say to people who think Shakespeare isn’t for them?

ISABEL SMITH: I love talking about Shakespeare with people who think they don’t or won’t like Shakespeare. The beautiful thing about Shakespeare is that it’s accessible for everyone, and when done well, is very easy to follow. Shakespeare was also way funnier than a lot of people give him credit for!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: As mentioned above, you share the stage in MUSIC CITY MELODY with Payton Justice. When I chatted with him I asked him to tell me something about you as an actor that you might not volunteer, so I”ll ask the same of you. Tell me something about Payton’s turn as Chad that you appreciate as a scene partner?

ISABEL SMITH: I really appreciate how well Payton connects on stage. He truly understands his character, as well as Chad’s relationship with both Melody and Hugh. He makes his character come alive, which is great to have in a stage partner.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: As Melody, you’re featured in almost every song in the show. Is there a particular song or lyric that you find yourself thinking about even when you’re not on stage?

ISABEL SMITH: I think my favorite lyric to sing is “I might live with some scars, but I won’t live the wounds.” It’s such a profound line that I come back to often! But my favorite song to sing as a whole is What Am I Doing Here?. It’s super catchy and fun and gets stuck in my head.

RAPID FIRE WITH MUSIC CITY MELODY’s HUGH, JACK E. CHAMBERS

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What can you tell me about Hugh Blackburn, the character you play in MUSIC CITY MELODY?

JACK E. CHAMBERS: Hugh Blackburn is a gritty, past-his-prime singer/songwriter, a veteran of too much drinking and partying, who is trying to make his way in a Nashville that seems to have moved on without him. He’s gruff and crotchety and often downright unpleasant, but there’s a damaged tenderness under it all when he opens up about where he’s been and what he’s gone through. There’s some echoes of some familiar faces in there: Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies, Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart, in addition to gruff and gravelly dreamers like Kris Kristofferson, who’s a personal favorite of mine. He gets roped into a writing session with a young wannabe country-pop starlet who seems to represent everything he despises about New Nashville.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: When I spoke with Wally, I mentioned the one or two-show day aspect of this tour. What drew you to being in a show in this manner, as opposed to performing a show at a single venue for multiple performances?

JACK E. CHAMBERS: What drew me into the show? It’s the job, man! But seriously, it’s funny: I’ve been looking at this calendar like we’re actually going on tour — we’ve rehearsed the show (and all the songs), and now we’re going on a mid-state tour of… 6 venues in 6 different towns over 5 weeks. I think I’m gonna make me a 2025 World Tour shirt with the towns and dates!

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I love that there’s a quote Hugh shares in the show, a quote from famed Nashville songwriter Bob Morrison. I’ll save the actual quote for audiences to discover when they attend, but its inclusion in the show prompted me to ask…Is there a quote, famous or not, that you relate to from time to time in your own life?

JACK E. CHAMBERS: In these often-brutal times, I hold on to a line from Stephen King. It was about writing, but I’ve held it tight with regards to any creative endeavor and also to starting therapy: “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” It kind of ties in with Hugh’s progress in a couple of different ways in the show.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: What’s your favorite musical moment in the show?

JACK E. CHAMBERS: There’s a moment where Hugh plays one of his old songs. He’s a little bit lost in himself in the singing and playing of it, getting to do the one thing he loves most in the world, and Melody joins in, even though the song is probably as old as she is. There’s a connection from the music, and from family, and from being able to create something and be proud of it, and right away in rehearsals it felt like Isabel and I had been singing the song onstage together for years.

JHPENTERTAINMENT: I tend to end these interviews by asking my last interview subject a variation of the following…What do you hope audiences take with them after having seen MUSIC CITY MELODY?

JACK E. CHAMBERS: I think that there’s always a chance for us to do better, and to be better, and sometimes it’s just a matter of the right person coming along at the right time and giving us that chance, or believing that we deserve that chance, or allowing us to be that chance for them. Anything is possible.

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And just like the last chord of any good three chords and the truth country tune, we’ve arrived at the end of our latest Rapid Fire 20Q. A huge thanks to Wally Nason, Jack E. Chambers, Isabel Smith, and Payton Justice for giving us a peek behind the scenes of MUSIC CITY MELODY.

If you enjoyed this Rapid Fire 20Q with the creator and cast of MUSIC CITY MELODY, don’t miss catching the show as it tours Middle Tennessee this fall. MUSIC CITY MELODY will play Mills Pate Performing Arts Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, September 27 with a 2:30pm matinee and a 7:30pm evening performance. CLICK HERE for tickets. On Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, the show heads to Mt. Juliet’s Playhouse 615 for a Saturday evening performance at 7:30pm and a Sunday afternoon matinee at 2:30pm. CLICK HERE for tickets. On Saturday, October 18, the show sets up shop for a two-show-day with a 2pm matinee and a 7:30pm evening performances in Woodbury at Arts Center of Cannon County. CLICK HERE for tickets. The mid-state tour continues on Sunday, October 26 with a 5pm performances at Jenkins Church in Nolensville (CLICK HERE for tickets), a Thursday, October 30th 7pm show at Williamson County Performing Arts Center in Franklin. CLICK HERE for tickets. Then there’s a final two-show-day in conjunction with Circle Players on Saturday, November 1 at 3pm and 7pm at NuMynd Studios in Nashville. CLICK HERE for tickets. For more information on the show, CLICK HERE.

Next up from About The Town Productions it’s JOLLY OL’ ST. NICK: AN ‘ACCIDENTAL’ CHRISTMAS MUSICAL with performances at Life Church in Nashville on December 6, Jenkins Church on December 14 and Williamson Country Performing Arts Center on December 17. Tickets to go on sale in October. Click the venue links above for tickets to each show. To keep up with the latest news from About The Town Productions, CLICK HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up for updates on their upcoming shows.

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