Stage Coach resumes live performances

DeKALB – On May 20, Stage Coach Players will open its doors for the first time in more than a year for the comedy-drama, “Come Back To the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” by Ed Graczyk.

Directed by David W. Booth, the play runs from May 20 through May 29.

The story revolves around a 20-year reunion celebrating the life and death of famous actor James Dean, which becomes a life-altering gathering of one of his fan clubs at a diner in the small town of McCarthy, Texas. Calling themselves “The Disciples of Jimmy Dean,” this group of women come together in 1975 to mark the anniversary of the actor’s death.

The ladies’ reminiscences mingle with flashbacks to their youth. One even claims to have gotten pregnant by Jimmy Dean while she was a film extra on the set of the movie “Giant.” Then a stunning-but-familiar stranger arrives, setting off a series of confrontations that smash their delusions and expose bitter disappointments.

Performances for “Come Back To the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” will be at 7:30 p.m. May 20-22 and May 27-29, and 2 p.m. May 23. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and children age 13 and younger. Tickets will not be available at the door.

For this production, audience members must wear a mask at all times while in the theater. Each individual’s mask must cover both their nose and mouth. Seating will be done in a manner that ensures proper social distancing in groups of no more than four. There will be no exceptions to the mask requirement at this time, even with proof of vaccination.

To purchase tickets or if you have any questions about the COVID-19 mitigations, call the box office at 815-758-1940.