Faith County

by Mark Landon Smith

Directed by
Rev. Dr. Norman L. Johnson

Faith County was performed in April 1996.

Cast of Characters

Mildred Carson	Mary Artache	Mineola's busybudy
Faye McFaye	Katrina Clapsis	The town flirt
Ruthann Barns	Amber Christy	The local "Moral Majority" leader
Delbert Fink	Kenneth Dolinick	A local pig farmer
Naomi Farkle	Faith Caban	Owns the "Bee Luv Lee Beauty Salon"
Luther Carson	Wayne Krawiec	Owner of "Luther's Lube and Tune"
Violet Farkle	Sandy Wolven	Mineola's sanest
Gladys Pimbleton	Nancy Lackner	The "First Lady" of Mineola
Bubba Bedford	Tony Hansen	Uh, owns "Bubba's Gas 'n Go" and, uh, "The Velvet Painting Museum"

The Setting

The Faith County Fairgrounds in Mineola, a town that is located "somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the South" -- a place where Beehive hairdos are still the rage and Saturday nights are reserved for the tractor pull in nearby Pickler. Time appears to have stood still in Mineola.

Act 1	The Present
Act 2	1 month later

The Faith County Theme Song

Faye McFaye

1.
It's a back-water burg,
A one-horse town,
As boring as can be.
Out here somewhere in the middle of nowhere,
Smack dab in Faith County.

You can have your hair done,
Or your Beehive spun,
At the beautiful Bee-Luv-Lee.
Or go down to the diner where you'll never find a finer,
Cup of Violet Farkle's coffee.

Well, Mildred, Harry, Bubba and Lucy, Luther, Delbert,
And Ruthann and Naomi,
With Lottie and Gladys, Bud, Violet and Faye all live,
In Faith County.

2. Mineola is a place where everyone knows your face,
So it's very simple to see.
There's nothing to do and everyone is dull,
Who lives in Faith County.

So pull up a chair and let down your hair,
Get ready to slap your knee.
'Cause we're gonna have a ball with usin's and y'all,
And the folks in Faith County.

Chorus: Faith County, the county place to be!
Faith County, it's home sweet home to me!

The Faith County Theme Song
Faye McFaye
1.	It's a back-water burg, A one-horse town, As boring as can be. Out here somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Smack dab in Faith County. You can have your hair done, Or your Beehive spun, At the beautiful Bee-Luv-Lee. Or go down to the diner where you'll never find a finer, Cup of Violet Farkle's coffee. Well, Mildred, Harry, Bubba and Lucy, Luther, Delbert, And Ruthann and Naomi, With Lottie and Gladys, Bud, Violet and Faye all live, In Faith County.
2.	Mineola is a place where everyone knows your face, So it's very simple to see. There's nothing to do and everyone is dull, Who lives in Faith County. So pull up a chair and let down your hair, Get ready to slap your knee. 'Cause we're gonna have a ball with usin's and y'all, And the folks in Faith County.
Chorus:	Faith County, the county place to be! Faith County, it's home sweet home to me!