The Greensboro Opera House will present the play “Fireball” on Sunday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. The production is the first of three events in the Opera House’s 2026 drama season, “Twice-Told Tales,” celebrating the tradition of storytelling.
“Fireball” was written by dramatist and retired University of Montevallo professor Norman McMillan and is based on the book by the same name written by his sister, Julia McMillan Walker.
Both Norman and Julia are Hale County natives, the latter having recently returned and now living in Newbern.
“Fireball” is a single-actor play dramatizing the true story of the extraordinary life of Hazel Lindsey, a Tennessee plow girl who survived poverty, abuse, and eleven husbands with wit, wisdom, and tenacity. The Greensboro performance, along with one the same weekend in Demopolis, will be the first since the play’s premiere in Montevallo.
Admission is free, with a reception following.
The second event in the “Twice-Told Tales” season will be a Storytelling Workshop conducted by noted professional storyteller Dolores Hydock on Saturday and Sunday, August 15–16. Saturday will be devoted to giving local participants a chance to share and perfect their stories, and Sunday will feature a storytelling performance open to the public.
In September, the third and final event will be an original play, “Thrice-Told Tales,” locally written, produced, and performed in the same comic spirit as “The Phantom of the Greensboro Opera House,” which was performed two years ago.
Among the Opera House’s other upcoming events will be an exhibit of art by Ian Crawford on May 17 and, on June 14, a patriotic concert in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, presented in conjunction with three other sponsoring organizations.
The “Twice-Told Tales” dramatic season is made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
