Looking to get on stage and have tons of fun? Here’s your chance!
Try out for “A Fistful of Spuds”
The Klamath Community College (KCC) Foundation is holding auditions for “A Fistful of Spuds”, a short melodrama to be performed as part of the KCC Foundation’s Hay Klamath - Back in the Saddle scholarship fundraising Gala on May 13th.
“A Fistful of Spuds” tells the story of Kate “Calamity” Chrystal (KCC) Oakley (our hero) bringing a band of infamous potato rustlers to justice.
WHEN & WHERE:
Thursday, March 23rd - 6pm to 7:30 in Building 7 Conference Center - on the KCC Campus
Saturday, March 25th - 10am to 11:30am in Building 4 Room 411 – on the KCC Campus
PREPARATION:
Open to ages 18 and up. This melodrama is high energy and interactive, and it features songs and broad comedy. Performers with all levels of experience are encouraged to audition. Songs will be performed with karaoke style digital music.
Actors:
Be ready with a 2 to 3 minute comedic monologue or family friendly joke, and be ready to “cold read” from materials provided.
Singers:
You may sing a song of your choosing (bring your own digital music) or be ready to perform from provided lyrics/music.
CAST*
- Narrator/Pistol Pete: Definitely not in it for fame and fortune, but loves a good story
- Kate Chrystal “Calamity” (KCC) Oakley: The Hero/Heroine of the story. A “crack shot” with a clumsy streak who is committed to the community, standing up to ne’er do wells, and generally bettering the lives of others/ doing good wherever possible
- Cletus: An “every person”/go-along to get along kind of character who takes life as it comes, as long as it comes with a wry kernel of humor. Cletus definitely understands the “a-peel” of potato town living and loves to share the good natured charm with as many as will listen and indulge
- “Miserable” Marvin: Not a classic villain, necessarily, but someone definitely out for their own ends. More curmudgeonly than truly malicious, Marvin doesn’t really care who gets mashed in the process as long as there’s fries with his burger
- Ally “The Agitator” Altamont: Not afraid to poke the bear, wake sleeping dogs, and shake the hornet’s nest, as long as they can watch the results from a distance.
- Cookie The Crumb: The gang’s head chef/bar keep-sidelined from bigger dreams by the need to have an income, even one that necessitates getting hands dirty from time to time.
- Bart “The Badger” Barton: A “Fixer” of sorts, aligned with the crew for now.
- Chicken Farmer: Kind of a chicken when faced with peril, but a person of egg-cellent character on the whole, the Chicken Farmer has been providing the local markets and restaurants with their yolks for more than years.
- Cattle Rancher: A grizzled older person who’s seen the best and worst of the world around them. Someone who accepts no bull-droppings from others, after shoveling it all day as part of the regular cattle operation.
- 3 to 4 additional ensemble performers (all of the glory of being part of the live on stage experience with no lines to memorize)
*NOTE: Certain roles may be adapted or combined depending on the talent pool.
Stage (Coach) Crew:
Those interested in working on the tech or stage crew are encouraged to attend one of the auditions to sign up.
Rehearsals will generally be Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6pm beginning April 4th with some adjustment as needed. Please be ready to share any conflicts you may have with the rehearsal schedule at the auditions, but please be ready to be flexible.
For additional information about the production, Hay Klamath Fundraiser, or the KCC Foundation, please email foundation@klamathcc.edu or call 541-880-2234