Season Announcements

Future Fungus News - September 2023

Tickets to "Bloody Murder" are on sale now!

Tickets are now on sale for "Bloody Murder" which will be performed at the Dassel History Center on October 13 - 15 and 20 - 22. The show will be performed on the third floor so seating will be limited, get your tickets now!

A group of the usual British murder-mystery types gather for a weekend retreat at the sumptuous country estate of the esteemed Lady Somerset. There's the major who served in India; the inebriated, fading actor; the innocent ingénue; the exotic lady in red; the mysterious Chinese gentleman; the rich dowager aunt and her faithful maid and worthless nephew. Suddenly, one of them dies of poison! Well, of course. Oh, what fun! But wait . Her Ladyship refuses to summon the police! She says she won't go through all this, again. All what, again? And why were they all invited here in the first place? Is this actually just another formulaic, all-too-predictable mystery story? Or is it something diabolically: different? Agatha Christie meets Pirandello, as characters rebel against their author. It's bloody murder.

Cast List for "Bloody Murder"

The director would like to thank all who auditioned, and would like to note that our audiences are in for a real treat with this talented cast!

  • Lady Somerset: Rick Wyman

  • Jane: Becky Hungerford

  • The Major: Ron Hungerford

  • Charles: Brian Bauman

  • Devon Tremaine: Brandon Densmore

  • Emma: Maia Carnicom

  • The Countess: Nicole Miller

  • Chief Inspector Phelps: Terry Moore

  • The Motorist: Lori Miller

  • Mr. Woo: Isaac Olson

  • El Gato: Gannon Miller

  • The Nun: Jaclyn Thorsen

  • The Priest: James Statz


2023 - 2024 Season Announcement!

In case you missed it we have announced our full 2023 - 2024 season!

  • October 2023: Bloody Murder by Ed Sala

  • December 2023: Nuncrackers by Dan Goggin

  • Winter 2024: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

  • Summer 2024: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

March with Fungus in the Red Rooster Days Parade

  • Wear your favorite past production shirt and march with Fungus to hand out our 2023/2024 season bookmark.

  • The Red Rooster Days Parade is Saturday, September 2 beginning at 2PM.

  • Reach out to us on Facebook if you are interested in joining us for the parade.

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! 

  • 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! We are looking for a stage manager for "Bloody Murder" reach out via our socials if you are interested!

  • 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.

Future Fungus News - August 2023

Farewell to "The Secret Garden"

We would like to thank everyone who came to see The Secret Garden. We’re also grateful for everyone on stage and behind the scenes who helped bring it to life!

"Come to the garden..."

2023 - 2024 Season Announcement!

With The Secret Garden closing out our 2022-2023 season, it’s finally time to announce our 2023-2024 season of shows!

  • October 2023: Bloody Murder by Ed Sala

  • December 2023: Nuncrackers by Dan Goggin

  • Winter 2024: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

  • Summer 2024: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Auditions for "Bloody Murder"

Open auditions for Bloody Murder by Ed Sala, directed by Tom Nelson, will be held at the Dassel History Center on Saturday August 19, at 10 AM and Tuesday August 22, at 7 PM.

Auditions will be done with cold readings from the script. 

This mystery/comedy may be performed with 6, 8, or 12 actors. Each version requires an equal number of women and men. In the six and eight actor versions, several actors play more than one role. The most prominent characters are:

 

1) Lady Somerset - In her 70’s. A woman of great wealth and social standing.

2) Jane - In her 60’s. Lady Somerset’s maid and head of staff.

3) Emma Reese - Late 20s. The far-too-innocent ingenue.

4) The Countess - Late 30s, quite strikingly well preserved. The mystery woman.

5) The Major - Late 60s. Served with the military in India and constantly reminds everyone of it.

6) Devon Tremaine - Late 40s to early 50s. Formerly great tragic actor, now decking because of his fondness for single-malt Scotch.

7) Charles - Late 30s to early 40s. Her Ladyship’s worthless nephew.

8) Chief Inspector Phelps - Forties or 50s. The dim-witted policeman.

They are all stereotypes and meant to be so. The director would prefer to cast as many folks as possible for this production (maximum of 12).

 

Performance dates are October 13-15 and 20-22.

Please feel free to message our Facebook page with any questions.

March with Fungus in the Corn Carnival and/or Red Rooster Days Parades

Wear your favorite past production shirt and march with Fungus to hand out our 2023/2024 season bookmark.

  • The Cokato Corn Carnival Parade is Monday, August 7 beginning immediately following the Kiddie Parade which begins at 6PM.  

  • The Red Rooster Days Parade is Saturday, September 2 beginning at 2PM.

  • Reach out to us on Facebook if you are interested in joining us in either parade.

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! 

  • 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.

Future Fungus News - July 2023

"The Secret Garden"
Opens next Friday!

Come to the Garden!

The cast and crew have been hard at work preparing the production and are excited to share it with audiences. Tickets are available to purchase on our website, fungusamongusplayers.org, and at the door prior to all performances.

Performances are July 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7PM and 23 and 30 at 2PM at the Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center
The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's script and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. It premiered on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century, when Mary Lennox, an English girl born and raised in the British Raj, is orphaned by a cholera outbreak when she is 10 years old. She is sent away from India to the moors of Yorkshire, England, to live in the manor of a brooding uncle she has never met. There, her personality blossoms among the other residents of the manor as they bring new life to a long-neglected garden.


Audiences should use the Highway 12 entrance to the PAC parking lot, as the entrance off of Reardon Avenue is currently under construction.

2023 - 2024 Season Announcement!

  • It’s almost time for us to announce our next season of shows. The upcoming season will be revealed at performances for The Secret Garden.

  • Keep a lookout on our social media for hints about the shows leading up to the announcement. Here are four images to start off—one representing each show in our upcoming season. Do you have any guesses?

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 are in need of 1 - 2 additional tech crew members for "The Secret Garden"!

  • 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.

Future Fungus News - October 2022

Thank you to our patrons who visited the Little Sisters of Hoboken during their opening weekend! Four performances remain to see “Nunsense II - the Second Coming.” Reviews are stellar for this hilarious continuation, and tickets are selling quickly.  We are praying you get yours in time for next Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or a matinee on Sunday. Tickets HERE.

Ho, ho ho, let’s talk about our Christmas show! (Take a big breath.) It is called “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut, and the Slaughter of Twelve Hit Carols in a Pear Tree.” Auditions take place Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dassel History Center. The plan is to read through the entire play to get to know and enjoy it - and share a few laughs and maybe tears. Adults as well as a few teens and children will be needed for this show. The performances will take place December 9 to 11 and 16 to 18 at the Dassel History Center.

Finally, we are thrilled to announce our summer 2023 show is “The Secret Garden, the Musical” which will take place at the Performing Arts Center on the Dassel-Cokato High School campus. Performances will be the last two weekends in July 2023.

Watch for more news about upcoming auditions and productions (Winter 2023 Night of One Acts) on our social media sites or in additional emails and blog posts. And mark your calendars, too.
See you at auditions and the shows.
We remain grateful for your support.

Prayers have been answered! Tickets for Nunsense II are now available!

That’s right! The FungusAmongus Players are coming back to the stage with “Nunsense II: The Second Coming.”  We urge you to visit www.fungusamongusplayers.org/currentshow, and purchase tickets soon - our first Nunsense show was a complete sell out, and you don't want to miss this one. You can also order tickets by phone - just call the Dassel History Center at 320-275-3077, and the friendly staff will assist you. Performance dates are: September 30, and October 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

You also might want to put the dates for auditions and other upcoming shows on your calendar now, too.  Here is what is in the works:

“The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut, & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree” is our holiday show.  Auditions will take place Wednesday, October 12 at the Dassel History Center, beginning  at 6 p.m. There are roles for adults, as well as for five teens, and two children. We welcome everyone to auditions - no experience necessary. Come have fun with FungusAmongus Players! Directed by David Metcalf, this piece portrays the story of the nativity from a fresh and richly creative point of view, using deftly constructed short scenes, traditional Christmas music, and often antic characterizations. Performance dates are: December 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18.

Join us in February 2023 for a "Night of One Acts." Four directors will each present one short play. Each show is completely different from the others, but a common theme runs among them. Can you guess what it might be?

And, for Summer 2023, we plan to present a musical.  Stay tuned for more details.

In other FungusAmongus news:

* Watch our website and social media (Facebook and Instagram) for audition info and other items of theatrical importance.

* Watch for us in Dassel's Red Rooster Days parade on Saturday, September 3. Former cast and crew members please join us!

* Funds donated during coffee time at show intermissions will be used to help us purchase a new sound system. We welcome any and all donations at any time, and thank you in advance. FungusAmongus is a 501c3 organization.

* Like to sew? We would love to have you assist us with costumes. Contact any board member if you're interested, or message us via our website or Facebook Messenger.

* Are you a proud tech nerd? We need you! Come help out with lights or  sound for our plays and let your skills shine. Contact any board member if you're interested, or message us via our website or Facebook Messenger.

 

 

FungusAmongus Players 2017-2018 Season to be Announced on June 25!

Ever since the Village Players formed a few decades ago, community theatre has been a vibrant element of the Dassel-Cokato culture. Whether enjoying the nostalgic feel of an elementary school stage, the unique, intimate spaces of the Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum, or the more roomy expanse of the Performing Arts Center - thousands of people have been drawn into new...and sometimes familiar...worlds to explore. 

Several years later, a new chapter begins as the FungusAmongus Players of Dassel-Cokato (FA) announce its first ever full season! In years past, the company has focused on one winter show which, every two years, was used in the American Association of Community Theatres (AACT) festival cycle. We want to give area talent more opportunities to participate, and offer our delightful audience more shows to enjoy.

We've been reading scripts, talking, debating, reading...reading...talking. You get the idea. And now we're ready to lay it all out on the table!

Want to know what shows will be in the FungusAmongus Players 2017-2018 Season? The announcement will take place at the June 25 at the 2:00pm final performance and fundraising event for "The Voice of the Prairie" at the Performance Arts Center. Come send your theatre company off to the National AACTFest and be among the first to get the scoop on our inaugural full season - and start thinking about how you might want to get involved (audition, help with set, volunteer support, etc.)! 

See you there!