FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — The Homefront Players will present Hairspray as its second production in the theatre company’s 75th season.

The musical opens Nov. 3 and runs weekends through Nov. 19 at the Beaty Theater, building 4300, 1100 Sustainment Ave. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $8 for youth.

For reservations and pre-vetting for access to Fort Gregg-Adams, please contact the box office manager at (804) 720-0163 as soon as possible.

Hairspray at the Beaty Theater is directed and choreographed by Amy Holland with musical direction by Travis West and stage managed by Leah White.

The production design team includes Frank Foster (set), Laura Vitale (costumes), Joel Furtick (makeup and wigs), Tristan Ketcham (lighting), John Redling (sound) and Kathy Dowling (props).

Gracie Berneche will make her Homefront Players debut in the role of Tracy Turnblad.

She is supported by a cast of 31 actors, including: Dorothy “Dee-D” Miller as Motormouth Maybelle, Dylan Tipton as Edna Turnblad, Storm Burks as Corny Collins, DeVon Mosby as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Rebecca Clay as Penny Pingleton, Michael Edward McClain as Wilbur Turnblad, Amanda Davis as Velma Von Tussle and Emily Watson as Amber Von Tussle, along with Homefront newcomers Billy Heckman as Link Larkin and Milani Hopkins as Little Inez.

About Hairspray (courtesy the Homefront Players):

The play is set in 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland. Quirky, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on the Corny Collins Show. When she gets put in detention with African American students at her school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her newfound groove wins her a spot on the show. Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration on the television show. Tracy faces scrutiny and bullying from the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but vicious, daughter, Amber. With the help of the teenage heartthrob Link, host Corny Collins and Motormouth Maybelle, Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate the show.

Tony Award-winning Hairspray continues to be one of the most widely-produced musicals today, not only because of its wit and charm, but also because of the beautiful message of acceptance and progress that it portrays. The bright, energetic story of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to fight for every person’s equal rights.