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Founded 05-05-05

Calling All Actors

All aspiring actors are invited to E. H. Sloop Chapel on The Crossnore School campus on Monday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 8, at 6:00 p.m. to audition for the upcoming outdoor drama, Miracle on the Mountain. The play is an adaptation of Miracle in the Hills, the memoir of Crossnore School founder Dr. Mary Martin Sloop. It recounts how the Sloops sought to realize their personal mission of bringing education, medical care and other improvements to the western North Carolina mountains from the early 1900s to the ‘60s.

The drama will premiere the first and third weeks of August in The Crossnore School’s newly created amphitheater.

“We are looking for everyone from mountain folks to city slickers and stage crew,” said Laura Laughridge, chief advancement officer at The Crossnore School. “This is our initial production of the play, and we want to showcase local talent. We are hoping to make the production an annual event,” Laughridge said.

Performing artist professionals are already supporting the production. Writer Bill Wilson created the script for the play. Keith Smith will direct, and actor Cathy Stallings will star as Mary Martin Sloop.

The Crossnore School is a 94-year-old children’s home and school serving approximately 300 of North Carolina’s abused, abandoned and neglected each year. For more information about Miracle on the Mountain, The Crossnore School or its programs, call 828-733-4305 or click to www.crossnoreschool.org.

Want To Go?

Dates: Monday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 8
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: E. H. Sloop Chapel, The Crossnore School
Cost: Free