By Cricket Daniel

Co-Produced by Terry and Corinne Smelker

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Helen Wheeler is a gun totin’ and whiskey drinking Granny, living in the small town of Crockett, Oklahoma.  When Helen isn’t locked up in the local clink, she’s on her front porch shootin’ up critters and the local kids.  Not even the local sheriff, who has already taken away all of her ammo and her driver’s license, can manage to uphold the law when it comes to Helen, her sidekick Zona, and their daily “Thelma and Louise” antics.  Helen’s son Nelson thinks it’s time for Mama to move out of Crockett and closer to him.  But, her dearly departed husband practically built that town and was the mayor for over 20 years, and she isn’t going anywhere. Loss, loneliness and the threat to independence that accompany aging are issues that Helen and the other characters wrangle with zany comedy and touching realism.  Helen on Wheels is a delightful heartwarming new comedy proving that feisty old ladies have the right to cause hell, play bingo and to bear arms.

Production Team

• Director – Jerry Watson
• Assistant Director – Denise Fortenberry
• Stage Manager – Corinne Smelker
• Lights and Sound Operator – Kendall Poole
• Stage Crew – Paul Peterson and Jonathan Varella

Cast

• Helen – Dara Hinshaw
• Zona – Kelli Grant
• Nelson – Steve Harris
• Seth – Dwayne Shaw
• Elmer – Allen Rudolph