Don’t Hug Me
Written By: Phil Olson
Directed by: Brenda Sweeney
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Run of Show
“Don’t Hug Me” ran January 9 – 24, 2009, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm
Synopsis
Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. It’s the coldest day of the year and cantankerous bar owner, Gunner Johnson, wants to sell out and move to Florida. Cara, his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, wants to stay. Their pretty waitress wants to pursue a singing career. Her fiancé wants her to stay home. It’s a battle of wills. When a fast-talking karaoke salesman promises to bring romance into their lives through the “magic” of karaoke, all heck breaks loose!
Program
The Program for this show can be viewed by clicking Don’t Hug Me (pdf) (Requires Adobe Reader)
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Clara Johnson | Carol Ann Erford |
| Gunner Johnson | Don Weber |
| Bernice Lundstrom | Sara Speelman |
| Aarvid Gisselsen | Connor Gavin |
| Kanute Gunderson | Keith Daniel |
Program Staff
| Director | Brenda Sweeney |
| Producers | Kathie Weber & Don Weber |
| Choreographer | Carol Mahn |
| Set Design | Wes Skinner |
| Stage Manager | Andrew Black |
| Lighting Design | Andrew Todd |
| Lighting Crew | Sue Dessner & Judson Lohman |
| Costume Coordinator | Pam Kelso |
| Costume Crew | Liz Speelman, Kathie Weber, & Cast |
| Property Mistress | Nancy Janney |
| Property Crew | Ernie Brown, Jean Brown, Joyce Calmes, Debbie Marinik, Joanne Toth, & Ellison Weber |
| Sound Design | Don Weber |
| Sound Crew | Judy Meeks & Paige Price |
| Set Construction | Andrew Black, Tom Davis, Steve Mierzejewski, & Don Weber |
| Scenic Art | Denise Coyle, Jackie Mierzejewski, & Wes Skinner |
| Set Dressing | Tom & Jean Davis, Kathie & Don Weber |
| Set Crew | Bill & Sharon Delaney, Chris Gavin, Lew Horn, Norb & Jean Mills, Bob “Moose” Skowronek, Mr. & Mrs. Sears, & Brenda Sweeney |
| “LSS-562” designed & built by | Patrick Sweeney |
| Painters and Dutchers | Andrew Black, Connor Gavin, J. Judson Lohman, Jean Mills, Paige Price, Sara Speelman, Brenda Sweeney, Don Weber, & Kathie Weber |
| Bookholder | Kate Argow |
| Publicity | Kara Ayers |
| Moose Logo Design | Perry Woodworth |
| Program | Jake Gordy, Laura Hansen, & Frank Venda |
| Program Art & Cover Design | H.O.T. Graphics |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberley Bruggemann, Sandy Fry, Darlene Hatfield, Barbara Heindel, Sue Holliger, Debbie Krieger, Diane Nowakowski, Jinny Patterson, & Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Marquee Signs | Derek Hansen |
| Theatre Photographer | Frank Venda |
| Special Thanks | Delaney’s Lounge, Treu House of Munch, WNWO-TV NBC 24 |
The Show!
Act I
Scene 1: The Bunyan, a little bar near Ely, Minnesota, on the coldest day of the year. Colder than anyone can remember in their lives.
“The Ice House Blues”…………………………………………….Clara & Bernice
“I’m a Walleye Woman in a Crappie Town”…………………..Clara & Bernice
“My Smorgasbord of Love”…………………………………………………..Aarvid
“I’m the One the Only One for You”………………………………………Kanute
Scene 2: Three days later. Still really cold.
“Bunyan Bay in the Summertime”……………………………………………Clara
“Upside Down in My Pickup Truck”………………………………………. Gunner
“I Wanna Go to the Mall of America”…………………………………… Bernice
“Take a Chance” a.k.a. “Liz’s Song”…………………………Aarvid & Bernice
Act II
Scene 1: A week later. Hugely cold.
“That Dirty Piece of…”…………………………………………..Gunner & Kanute
“The Bunyan Yodel”………………………………………………… Aarvid & Clara
“He Wore a Purple Tux”……………………………………………………. Bernice
“You’re My Woman”…………………………………………………………..Kanute
“Victim of My Y-Chromosome”……………………………………………. Gunner
Scene 2: The next day. Colder than all get out.
“Little Ernie Eelpout”……………………………………………Bernice & Kanute
“Last Night I Dreamed”…………………………………………………….. Gunner
“The Bunyan Yodel”………………………………………………………. Ensemble