Phyllis Stump will perform the
one-woman show “They Call Me Aunt Orlene”
this summer on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo submitted
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The Blue Ridge Parkway invites the public to the presentation
of “They Call Me Aunt Orlene.”
Actress Phyllis Stump will perform this one-woman show about
the life of Southwest Virginia midwife Orlene Puckett at the
site of the midwife’s cabin at milepost 190 on the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
This is the fifth season this popular play will be presented
at the Puckett cabin with assistance of the Friends of the Blue
Ridge Parkway. This year, Stump will perform the play four times—Sundays
June 22, July 20, Aug. 24 and Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.
Puckett has become a local legend. Living to over 100 years
old, she is known for delivering more than 1,000 babies in the
late 1800s and early 1900s. However, none of the 24 children
she bore herself ever lived for more than a few months.
“They Call Me Aunt Orlene” is written and performed
by Stump, who has been researching Puckett’s life for several
years, including interviews with many surviving family members.
Stump is a retired English and speech and drama teacher, who
has many years of experience as an actress and director with
community theater. She has written a book of poetry that has
received an award from the North Carolina Poetry Council.
For more information, call the Rocky Knob Visitor Center at
(540) 745-9662.
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