Enjoy a laugh a minute with ‘Christmas Belles’

The holiday comedy “Christmas Belles” will take the stage Dec. 4th through 14th at Sea Glass Stage at Coligny, bringing the eccentric Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas, back into the spotlight.

Set in the Fellowship Hall of the Tabernacle of the Lamb, the play follows the mounting mishaps surrounding the town’s annual church Christmas pageant. New director Honey Raye Futrelle and her sisters find themselves juggling personal crises as the event draws near. Honey Raye is contending with hot flashes, stress and a pancake-supper mishap; Frankie is overdue with her second set of twins; and Twink is serving work detail from the local jail after accidentally setting fire to a row of mobile homes.

Complications spread throughout the cast. Miss Geneva, the town florist, is unhappy she was not chosen to direct the pageant; Santa is sidelined with a kidney stone; and half the performers come down with food poisoning after a fundraiser. The lone steady presence is Raynerd Chisum, whose affection for his red wagon and the holiday season keeps him focused on helping where he can.

The production is directed by Jessica Walck, who earlier this year led the company’s staging of “The 39 Steps.” Walck has also performed in Sea Glass Stage productions including “Dinner With Friends” and “Next to Normal.”

“Christmas Belles is such a fun, heartfelt ride – the perfect night out for the holidays,” Walck said. “The characters are hilarious, the actors are exceptional, and there’s so much thought and care in every detail. It’s witty, warm, and a little wild – think Golden Girls meets Designing Women, pure Jones Hope Wooten magic.”

The play was written by the comedy team of Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, known collectively as Jones Hope Wooten. The trio has written more than two dozen comedies performed in theaters around the world.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Dec. 4th is a Thursday, and Dec. 14th is a Sunday in 2025. Tickets are available at sgstage.org.

Sea Glass Stage Company is a nonprofit community theater located inside Coligny Theater at Coligny Plaza, 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Unit I-5. The company can be found on Facebook and Instagram at @seaglasscoligny.