
Bleu Moon Productions will present Moonshine & Thunder – The Junior Johnson Story, beginning September 14th for three consecutive weekends. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bleumoonproductions.com
A North Carolina story of Moonshine & NASCAR, Moonshine & Thunder – The Junior Johnson Story, is a multi media outdoor drama that uses both film and live actors to tell the story. The show begins with Junior Johnson as a boy and shows how his growing up years steeped in mountain tradition, were influenced by fast cars and running liquor. The play takes attendees through the beginnings of The North Wilkesboro Speedway – from cow pasture to race track – and Junior’s evolution from out running the law to out running everything on that track. The production ends with Johnson’s first big win in Daytona. Peppered with Wilkes County stories, Moonshine and NASCAR history, the show offers vintage automobiles, footage from the North Wilkesboro Speedway & Darlington, and tells personal stories from Junior Johnson himself. The story is written by Karen Reynolds.
The multi media event will be presented outdoors at the Forest’s Edge Amphitheatre off Hwy 421 North in Historic Fort Hamby Park, 1534 South Recreation Road in Wilkesboro, NC. Moonshine & Thunder – The Junior Johnson Story is produced through a partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and Friends of the Lake. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening and the gate begins Will Call and selling tickets at 6:30 p.m. Seats are not assigned, but staff will reserve seats by phone for groups of 10 or more upon request. Show dates are September 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30.
The cast list is as follows:
Junior Johnson – Marty Roten
Enoch Staley – John Kolbow
Gwyn Staley – Alex Hernandez
Jack Combs – David Wingler
Charlie Felts – David Reynolds
Sam Cabe – Shannon Reynolds
Joe Carter – Jordan Walker
Robert Glen Johnson – Jim Scruggs
Lora Belle Johnson – Kathy Moffett
Bill France – John Kolbow
Annie France – Lisa Mitchell
Judge Hayes – Jon Snider
Attny. Kyle Hayes – Blake Comby
Joshua/Moonshiner – Wayne McNeil
Woman With Gun – Susan Ringo
Naomi – Kendra Jackson
Juanibe – Kimberly Lewczyk
Effie – Kathy Snider
Mary Staley – Susan Ringo
Amy the Secretary – Kathy Snider
Hickory Promoter – Wayne McNeil
Willie Clay Call – Richard Shumate
Millard Ashley – Garrett Griffin
Thurmond Brown – Blake Comby
Streaking Moonshiner – Richard Shumate
Junior’s Brother, LP – Alex Hernandez
Queen of the Speedway – Kimberly Harrold
Queen’s Mother – Kimberly Lewczyk
Teacher – Bella Clayton
Teenage Junior Johnson – Samuel Lewczyk
Child Junior Johnson – Isaiah Lewczyk
Child Willie Clay – Nathaniel Bumgarner
Child Thurmond – Kolby Wise
Dwight Johnson – Knox Sloop
Junior’s child brothers and sisters – Jaxon Walker, Caroline Jackson, Sheridan Jackson, Adrienne Hamby, Samuel Lewczyk
Patrolman – David Wingler
Musical Soundtrack by David Johnson and Filming by Shaun Cardwell
Bleu Moon Productions will have soft drinks, chips, popcorn and candy for sale beginning at 6:30 p.m. each evening.
Moonshine & Thunder – The Junior Johnson Story is a proud member of The National Institute of Outdoor Drama headquartered in Greenville, NC and is sponsored by The Law Offices of Timothy Welborn.
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