Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster and you’ve got the recipe for a fun-filled and touching evening of holiday cheer. Into this world comes Jamie, a kid who has run away from home and come as far as his money will take him. At first he thinks this town’s inhabitants are “nuttier than fruitcakes,” but soon he comes to admire, appreciate and adore this nutty little town. A moving story of alienation, understanding and reconciliation, FrUiTCaKeS provides audiences with a heaping helping of holiday warmth and Christmas cheer.

Auditions September 24, 25 at 6:30pm

John Rohlfing is directing. Show dates for FrUiTcAkeS  are November 30, December 1, 7, 8 (7:30 PM) and December 2 (2:30 PM). Parts are available for 4 adult men, 4 adult women, 6 boys, 7 girls, and possible “extras.”

THE CAST

Mack Morgan, who makes whirligigs and sells Christmas trees for a living (60s)

Jamie, a runaway boy form a nearby city (12-14)

Beebo Dantzler, the town’s only policeman (adult)

Betty Jane, Beebo’s wife (adult)

Little Beebo, their son (about 12)

Sally, their daughter (about 8)

Miss Sarah, a grouchy spinster, who makes hundreds of fruitcakes (old)

Miss Alice, Miss Sarah’s slightly younger and gentler sister (old)

Skeeter, a local fisherman and lover of poetry (adult)

Mattie Sue, a neighbor, who has been married six times (adult)

Rick Morgan, Mack’s son (adult)

James Morgan, Rick’s son, Mack’s grandson (youth)

10-15 children of various ages who are the usual characters in the Christmas pageant, speaking and non-speaking parts (some appear as town’s children in other scenes)

Please bring a prepared monologue to the audition (or read one from the many that will be on hand), along with a list of any dates that you are unable to practice, and make sure that you are available for ALL performances. Questions? John Rohlfing: therohlfingfamily@gmail.com