A multi-talented actor returns to the director's chair. Jenni Canterbury, who made her Hickory Community Theatre debut in The Little Mermaid , is directing the upcoming production of the holiday favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer . Performances begin on Friday, December 5 and continue through Saturday, December 20 in the Jeffers Theatre. Although this is not Canterbury’s first time directing, she co-directed Rock of Ages  in 2023 with Eric Seale, Rudolph is her first ti

"I don't like being in the paper, it interferes with me job." Inspector Fry is here to keep order… when he’s not adding to the chaos. HANGMEN runs November 7–22 in the Firemen’s Kitchen. Paul Kelley joins the HANGMEN cast as Inspector Fry, the quick-witted investigator whose fondness for drink rivals his zeal for questioning suspects. A Mooresville-based sales professional, Paul has been in the Hickory area for just a year but already feels right at home among what he calls

"I'm slow with nuts." In a world of hangmen, Mooney might be the most dangerous kind of man — the one who enjoys the talk. Hangmen runs November 7–22 in the Firemen’s Kitchen. Reed Williams returns to the Hickory stage as Mooney, a role he describes as “challenging and complex — one that stretches what I’m comfortable doing.” A writer with OpenText and a Hickory native, Reed has spent more than two decades moving between professional life and creative work. He holds an M.A. i