Jon Benson - Treasurer
(Dassel, MN)
Jon Benson is a life long resident of the Dassel area. He has been involved with community theatre in Dassel-Cokato since its inception in the mid-1970's with the Village Players. Since then, he has been involved in numerous productions including, "Les Miserables" (Thenardier), "Fiddler on the Roof" (Tevye), and "Plain Hearts" (director).
Jon looks forward to serving on the board of directors of the Fungus Amongus Players.
David Metcalf - Artistic Director
(Cokato, MN)
Dave Metcalf is a retired teacher of English, Speech and Theater who worked at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted H.S. for nearly 40 years. He has directed over 150 productions for high school and community theater in various area communities.
In the past three years he has directed "Les Miserables" and "Fiddler on the Roof" for Dassel-Cokato Community Theater. He has also led FungusAmongus Players to two consecutive performances at the AACT National Festival, directing "The Romancers" (2015) and "The Voice of the Prairie" (2017), which both ranked among the top 12 community theater productions in America.
Becky Hungerford - Secretary
(Dassel, MN)
Becky has been active with community theatre in the area since 2002. She has done everything from acting to set building to painting to sewing to stage managing to running sound. She feels theatre provides a myriad of opportunities for people of all ages and interests to be involved in an activity that enhances and enriches life in our towns.
Becky is married to Ron, mother to three grown sons, mother-in-law to two wonderful daughters-in-law, and grandma to two adorable grandchildren. She is a retired special needs paraeducator.
Kay Johnson
(Hutchinson, MN)
Kay is an award-winning journalist who is the arts and special features editor for the Hutchinson Leader. She appeared in "The Dining Room," the inaugural stage production of the Hutchinson Theatre Company. Since then, she has preferred to write about shows rather than appear in them.
She is a fan of the FungusAmongus Players and looks forward to serving on the board.
Nancy Dashwood
(Winsted, MN)
Nan's life-long theater addiction began in kindergarten when she played one of the Three Little Pigs (she got big laughs when she jumped into the oven to hide from the wolf). She enjoyed acting during her years at St. Peter High School, where her roles ranged from the innocent, such as the biblical Eve, and the heroine in the melodrama "Pure as the Driven Snow," to the tough Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in MASH.
In the ensuing years, Nan earned a bachelor's degree in education and a paralegal degree. Most importantly, she raised two delightful and theater-loving/acting children. Upon moving to Winsted several years ago, Nan immediately became enamored with the FungusAmongus Playes. She is delighted to serve on the board of directors, and is immensely proud of FungusAmongus’ hard work and dedication to the arts.
Nan works as a staff writer and advertising consultant for Herald Journal Publishing.
Kurt Schultz - Vice Chair
(Glencoe, MN)
Kurt has been involved in theatre for, well, quite awhile. He has directed, done sound and lighting, and set design and construction. But, mostly he has been an actor.
He is excited about being on this new board because, like any actor, he relishes the creative process. And what a great group of people to create with!
Kevin Wilson
(Cokato, MN)
Info coming soon!
Tom Nelson - Chair
(Cokato, MN)
Tom was born and raised in the Dassel-Cokato area and has been doing theatre in the area since his first “Prairie Fire Theatre” production in the early 1990’s. Tom has been a faithful “Fungi” since his first production with the group “Toys of Men” in 2011. Since then he has been involved with every Fungus production in one way or another: acting, stage managing, running lights/sound, or even directing.
Tom lives in Cokato with his wife Elisabeth (also an actor), and their two boys: Alex who is 6 and Archie who is 2.
Isaac Olson
(Cokato, MN)
Isaac has been involved in theatre arts since his first high school production in 2011. In 2013, he performed in his first FungusAmongus show, “The Diviners.” Since then, he has been an active member of The FungusAmongus Players. Isaac has also performed in and helped direct many productions for high school and college theatre. Favorite past productions include “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Man of La Mancha,” and “Taming of the Shrew.”
Isaac grew up in Cokato Township and attended Dassel-Cokato High School. After attending Gustavus Adolphus College, he returned to Cokato and currently works in Dassel. Since returning, he is excited to be even more involved in producing great theatre while working alongside a company of talented artists.
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