Life Goes On

Director - Janelle Parrish
Assistant Director - Helen Cocke
Producer - Harry Herzer
Stage/Set - Sherry Wright

Life Goes On by Judge James Ragan III of Ahoskie, NC, is a comedy about a judge who dies 30 days before his survivor benefits vest and the scheme developed by his friends and co-workers to keep him "alive" for 30 more days. The play goes from funny to hilarious as the partners in crime struggle to keep the secret from expiring. They do such a good job that the governor even decides to appoint the dead judge to the Supreme Court bench!

From the top left:
Bill Fenner - Melvin, a good old boy
Sherry Wright - cleaning crew
Bob Miller - cleaning crew
Barbara Minter - cleaning crew
Will Gregg - Attorney Ward
Jennifer Phillips - Tillie, court reporter
Dorothy Hager - Bee, employed by the court, dedicated & loyal supporter
Mike Hunter - Mayor
Pat Webster - Harriet, wife of Judge Smith
Jerry Maloney - Roger, owner of local funeral parlor
Rachel Webb - Attorney Stallings
Becky Shinn - A Complainant
Bruce Spalding - Alfred Pickles, government employee
Bettylea Kelly - Ann Witherspoon, close friend of Harriet
Bill Brobst - Dr. Herb Witherspoon, lifelong friend of Judge Smith
Harry Herzer - Judge George Smith
Sheila Diehm - Nelly Norris, wife of Roger
John Maloney - Judge Hacker
Charles Winstead - A News Reporter
Jonta Charrier - A TV News Reporter
Susan Maloney - A News Reporter
Jackie Stefan - A TV News Reporter
Donnie Johnson - A News Reporter (photo © J Aaron Trotman)

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