Right now those mountains are covered with lush, leafy green trees, and today we drove through them on Rt. Pray for good weather.īig Stone Gap lies in the midst of some of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We will do the "walking and driving tour" of the town, have lunch and dinner together, then attend the production at the June Tolliver Playhouse. Jerry and Susan Kornegay of Knoxville, Tennessee, will join us in the morning at the Comfort Inn here in Big Stone Gap. And, by God, I am going to be here to see it. I lived in a small town for many years, and I can only imagine the people vying for roles, working together to practice lines, sewing groups making new costumes, construction and artistic types working together to create fresh scenery each year.in other words, I see this production as a work of community love.
Think about it: A town does the same play for FORTY-NINE YEARS in a row! A small town. One time, Randy even lifted me up onto his shoulders so I could peek over the gates of the outdoor theatre to see the set for the play. I suppose he thought I'd say that was enough, but all that did was whet my appetite to come back "in season" to see the real deal! The play only runs in July and August, three nights a week, and we haven't been here then. Both other times we've driven here have been in springtime. Why is this our third trip to Big Stone Gap, though? Teachers travel in the spring and summer. (I had taken the book out of the library a second time, and halfway through it realized I'd already read it. When, years after I'd read it, I suddenly realized that I was again reading it, the idea to actually go see the play was hatched. What I fell in love with was the story about the play, the townspeople, the little shops, and the intricate interactions among the play and the characters of that book. Great plot, right? That's not what piqued my interest. In Big Stone Gap, the main character falls in love. Adriana Trigiani has written several books since then, and a cookbook as well! It read, "Thank you, Adriana!" She helped to make this town and play well-known. When we were here some years ago, a huge banner was hanging across a main street. Since then, her main character has been in several other books. What do I know (or care) about such an old book? Actually, my interest came from a more recent book, titled Big Stone Gap, written by Adriana Trigiani, who grew up here in the 70's, and wrote several stories about the town before she wrote her best seller. Just so you know, I have not read the book or even seen a movie, nor have I heard the song, but a copy of it hangs on the lobby wall of our motel. A song, also by that name, was published in 1913.
The trail of the lonesome pine 1936 full movie movie#
DeMille silent film in 1916, and later a movie starring Fred MacMurray, in 1936. wrote the bestselling book, a love story by that name, in 1908.
The people of Big Stone Gap have put on a summer outdoor theatrical event every summer for the past 49 years, called "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." John Fox Jr.
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