Playwright, Dennis Ward, serves up a blue plate special of Southern-fried comic melodrama in
this rollicking, hilarious musical about the dysfunctional Nutt family set in the Roadkill Diner.
Big Daddy Nutt, the despot patriarch of Buzzard Mountain has just died leaving his family with
nothing but debts. Desperate, his oldest daughter, Ima Nutt, sets out on a ruthless path to put
the Nutts back on top. She meets her match in Connie Coffee, the fiery, AK-47 tongued,
Roadkill Diner waitress who easily makes mincemeat of the Nutt sisters. Annie Lu Nutt, the
beautiful, talented Roadkill Diner waitress happily marries Dub Nutt, the hetereosexual, drag
queen son of Big Daddy who plans to leave their small town and become a professional
entertainer. The Nutt family members all collide into a frenzied train wreck at the grand annual
Nutt family reunion that exposes all their lurid secrets. Radio station KARP frequently
broadcasts roadkill alerts where to pick up smear of deer sponsored by Ethyl Mae’s Beauty and
Chain Saw Repair. The funny/poignant ten original songs and lyrics that assist to tell the story
are by the incomparable singer/songwriter Roddy Barnes.
The show runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with performance dates September 9-11, 16-
18 and 23-25. All performances start at 7:30pm except Sunday matinees that start at 2:30pm.
Buy tickets early as this highly anticipated show could sell out quickly. For pre-sale tickets,
contact Cité des Arts. 337-291-1122. August 22th tickets are available online paypal at
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