Cast Announcement for "Much Ado About Nothing"!

Thank you once again to everyone who auditioned for “Much Ado About Nothing”! Director Isaac Olson is pleased to announce the cast:

Kacie Carlsted as Margaret

Maia Carnicom as Beatrice

Stephen Carnicom as Don Pedro, Second Watchman

Christopher DeVaan as Benedick

Adrienne Haataja as Dogberry

Ron Hungerford as Leonato

Tait Jerde as Borachio

Michael Martin as Don John

Gannon Miller as Claudio, First Watchman

Mary Northenscold as Hero

Isaac Olson as Friar Balthazar Francis, Conrade

James Statz as Antonio, Verges

Shannon Watts as Ursula, Sexton

Performances:

Friday, July 19 @ 6PM - Dassel History Center
Saturday, July 20 @ 6PM - Jomas Winery (Darwin)
Sunday, July 21 @ 2PM - Litchfield Opera House (Litchfield)
Thursday, July 25 @ 6PM - Masonic Park (Hutchinson)
Friday, July 26 @ 6PM - Peterson Park (Cokato)
Saturday, July 27 @ 6PM - Crow River Winery (Hutchinson)
Sunday, July 28 @ 2PM - Dassel History Center

A comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The primary plot of Much Ado About Nothing turns on the courtship and scandal involving young Hero and her suitor, Claudio, but the witty war of words between Claudio's friend Benedick and Hero's cousin Beatrice often takes center stage. Set in Messina, the play begins as Don Pedro's army returns after a victory.

The cast assembled for their first read through of "Much Ado About Nothing"!

Sign up Your Student for Summer Youth Theatre Camp!

In partnership with The FungusAmongus Players of Dassel-Cokato, Community Education will be holding a Summer Youth Theatre Camp July 22 - 26.

This week-long theatre camp will give students the opportunity to develop their theatre and acting skills in a fun and interactive environment. Through games and activities, these young actors will explore ways to express their creativity and spontaneity as well as build their confidence. Besides covering theatre basics (like stage movement, blocking annotation and scoring a script) students will explore physicality and character expression, scene creation and interaction, improving dialogue and using body language as well as narrative structures and story arcs. Then campers will take the tools they learned all week in rehearsals to present a FREE final showcase performance for friends, family and fellow campers that they have created, written, and developed throughout the camp. Please indicate a t-shirt size at registration.

Fungus Movie Night June 5

The FungusAmongus Players board of directors will be hosting a movie night at the Dassel History Center on Wednesday June 5 starting at 6:30 PM where we will be watching recordings of 3 short plays we are considering for a future season. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and provide feedback on the short plays.

Thanks to General Audition Participants!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our General Audition sessions. The auditions along with the information provided on show preference and schedule availability will be very helpful as the board of directors narrow down the shows that will be a part of next season and beyond. The 2024 - 2025 season will be announced during the run of "Much Ado About Nothing" later this summer.

So many ways to have fun with FungusAmongus!

You don't need to be on stage to have fun with FungusAmongus. For example, we're always looking for: 

• AV Club members - learn to run sound or light for our shows! We will need sound technicians for "Much Ado About Nothing" this summer.

• Stage Managing / Crew Members. Do you want to help behind the scenes with the magic that goes on during the show? Help manage the stage and with set during our productions!

• Treat wranglers. Could you bake some yummy bars for us to serve at intermission? Could you serve those treats and coffee at our shows?

• Stud sensors. Can you drive a nail, or paint a wall, or perhaps work some interior design magic? Our set-building crew is looking for you.
  

Get started by contacting us through our website or social media channels.