"SPLENDORA is a brave new musical....a most remarkable show." The New York
Times

"SPLENDORA is a rare thing...a new musical bristling with promise and
intelligence, and rarer still, a terrific story." Variety

"SPLENDORA soars on a shoestring. It's a fresh, touching and truthful
work." USA Today

Directed by Scott Jackman
Music Directed by Rod Carlson

Based on the 1978 cult novel of the same name by Edward Swift, the story takes place in Splendora - a small town in East Texas. People there still
talk about Timothy John Coldridge, the young man who ran away from the town
fifteen years ago, never to be heard from again. They also talk about Splendora's new arrival, Miss Jessica Gatewood, a lady of Victorian dress and speech, hired to run the county bookmobile and taking up residence in the house of Timothy John's deceased grandmother. Within weeks, Jessica captivates the town; her style is emulated by the Splendora Ladies Study Group and she is lauded for her municipal restoration efforts. Only one person, Sue Ella Lightfoot, suspects "there's something mighty slippery beneath those frills and flippery," and makes a startling discovery: that Jessica and Timothy John are one in the same person. But for how long? As Timothy John begins to fall in love with Brother Leggett, Splendora's assistant pastor, it's clear that he must reconcile himself with his hurtful past so that he can finally leave Jessica. And Splendora.

The cast includes: Kevin Bensely as Brother Leggett, Terry DeBenedictis as Sue Ella Lightfoot, Jennifer Gilg as Jessica Gatewood, Liz Heim as Agnes Pullens, Tara Kennedy as Zeta Earl Goodrich, Brian Margritz as Timothy John Coldridge, Therese Rennels as Maga Dell Spivey, and Gina Schoening as Lucille Monroe.