HOODWINKED
Music and Lyrics by John Carlton and Steve Liebman. Book by Bryan Leys, John Carlton and Steve Liebman.
Filled with foot stomping production numbers, soaring solos and duets that punctuate this hilarious romp through Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his famous band of merry men come face to face with some very liberated women. When the Sheriff of Nottingham captures Maid Marian for the umpteenth time, the ensuing antics involve such plots and ploys as Tuck's confession concession, dancing bears, a strike by the Nottingham hangman's local union, the proclaiming of a holiday for villains-- and the liberation of Maid Marian in more ways than one!
Presented in a style reminiscent in part of an old silent film, this playful and whimsical fable throws all conventional theatrics out the castle window right into the moat. Although this show was written and had its world premiere in Toledo, Ohio 30 years ago, the comic genius of the creative team remains fresh today.
This show could best be described as Men In Tights go to Spamalot, filled with silly songs, corny choreography and more one-line groaners than you can shake an arrow at, maybe!
Here is a show for all those men who dream of being a cross between Errol Flynn and Benny Hill and all those women who would rather rescue themselves.
A cast of 8 Men and 3 Women
Prodution Dates: October 2-4, 9-11 2009 
Directed by Mitchell Antesky
Auditions July 26 & 27
A TUNA CHRISTMAS
by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams
It's Christmas in Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including a heated competition in the annual lawn display contest including the latest news on the mysterious Christmas Phantom. Will he strike again or more likely, where will he strike?
Meanwhile, the local production of "A Christmas Carol" is in jeopardy of having it's plug pulled by unpaid electric bills, who can come to their rescue?
In this hilarious sequel tothe crowd favorite, "Greater Tuna", presented at FCT in the winter of 1998, many colorful Tuna residents, some of whom you will recognize and some appearing here for the first time, join in the holiday fun along with an array of some "out of this world" Christmas trees that practically become characters themselves.
Performed by just two quick and ever changing comedians as it was seen on Broadway, it will leave audiences who have and who have not seen "Greater Tuna" enjoying this laugh filled evening.
A total delight for the holiday season!
Cast of 2 Men to portray the 24 residents of Tuna, Texas
Prodution Dates: December 4-6, 11-13 2009
Directed by Pete Lowry
Auditions October 4 & 5
THE KITCHEN WITCHES
by Caroline Smith
Take 2 parts cooking show divas, add 30 years of hatred, frantically mix with a complicated past and let simmer until all comes to a boil !
Meanwhile in a separate bowl, combine 1 long-suffering son with a generous portion of loyalty to his mother and a heaping serving of his job as producer to her smash hit show, when the heat in the kitchen is turned up you have baked up a cross between Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer.
Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two "mature" cable-access cooking show hostesses who through a spontaneous on air encounter are teamed together and create the biggest hit of the new television season, called The Kitchen Witches. Before long the insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly's son Stephen tries to keep them on track, but as long as Dolly's dressing room is one inch closer to the set than Isobel's, it's a losing battle.
With hilarious broadcast highlights, including guest judges in the cooking challenge and an on stage food fight balanced with plenty of backstage drama this Fremont premiere of a relatively new play will have you rolling in the studio audience aisles.
Cast 2 Women, 1 Man, 1 very minor role may be played by either.
Production Dates: January 29-31, February 5-7 2010
Directed by Dan Henning
Auditions December 6 & 7
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other's lives.
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and "perfect" life, and continues to be the group's leader. Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos. And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences some life decisions that take them all by surprise.
As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of "teamwork," rally ‘round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction.
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the story of these five unforgettable women, who will age during the show from the appearance of 44 to 77 years old. A hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever. What many have called a soon to be classic -- be sure to join us for this local area community theatre premiere.
Cast 5 Women
Prodution Dates: March 19-21, 26-28 2010
Directed by Judy Smith
Auditions January 17 & 18
THE WIZARD OF OZ
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classical Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. FCT welcomes back Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.
This highly entertaining version of THE WIZARD OF OZ was presented with book adaptations by John Kane and follows the famous motion picture very closely and was first presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Centre in London in 1988.
Included with the songs Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve , We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Jitterbug, and The Merry Old Land of Oz. The RSC version also includes Poppies (Optimistic Voices) and If I Were King Of The Forest.
This technically complex production will use as much of the aura of the film as is possible to create in a modern theatre, while it strives to look and sound just like the famous film, in telling the story. In addition to the famous main characters there is plenty of work for a large singing and dancing chorus, small vocal ensembles and numerous children's roles.
THE WIZARD OF OZ is by far the most popular and most requested show FCT is asked to repeat over and over again. Every generation should get the opportunity to join in the chance of a lifetime to experience when you're off to see the wizard and go over the rainbow, you're sure to put a smile on everyone's face when you learn that there's no place like home!
May 7-9, 14-16 special bonus weekend 21-23
Directed by Randy J. Brown, assisted by Jan Wilcox
Audition Dates: Saturday, February 20 (children age 6 - 12 only) 2-5 PM
Sunday, Feb. 21 - Monday Feb. 22 7 PM
