A Don't Hug Me County Fair

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Cast Size

2w, 3m
Duration

120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Parody/Spoof, Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences

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Details

Summary

A Don’t Hug Me County Fair is the summer sequel to the smash hit musical comedies Don’t Hug Me and A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol!

It’s summer time and the Bunyan County Fair is approaching, the biggest thing that’s happened in Bunyan Bay since the winter carnival snowplow parade. This year the Bunyan County Fair means one thing to Gunner and Clara Johnson, owners of a little bar called The Bunyan; The Miss Walleye Queen Competition. Bernice, the pretty waitress, sees this as her big chance to win Miss Walleye Queen, to be discovered, and – more important – to have her face carved in butter at the Minnesota State Fair. The stakes have never been higher in Bunyan Bay. The trouble begins when Gunner’s wife, Clara, decides she also wants to win Miss Walleye Queen. Bigger trouble arrives when Gunner’s estranged twin sister, Trigger, (played by Gunner) shows up to try to win the beauty pageant.

The show features 18 original songs, including “My Campfire is Burnin’,” “I’m a Bunyan Woman,” “If I Could Win Miss Walleye Queen,” “Pontoon Ladies,” “I’m Just a Pretty Forest Ranger” and “Our Butter Face Queen.” With only 5 characters, a simple set, and no band required, A Don’t Hug Me County Fair is very inexpensive to produce.

History

A Don't Hug Me County Fair was first produced at the Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in February 2009. The production was directed by Doug Engalla.

Cast Attributes

Ensemble Cast

Keywords

Performing Groups

CLARA JOHNSON – Gunner’s wife, strong willed co-owner of a bar called “The Bunyan,” has been married to Gunner for a long time
GUNNER JOHNSON – Clara’s husband, strong willed co-owner of The Bunyan, a north woods Archie Bunker
BERNICE LUNDSTROM – Pretty, young, ex-waitress at The Bunyan; dreams of going to Broadway
KANUTE GUNDERSON – Oblivious, dense, harmless, full-of-himself business owner
AARVID GISSELSEN – Slick, fast-talking karaoke salesman; a north woods “Music Man”
TRIGGER JOHNSON – Gunner’s twin sister, a forest ranger; doesn’t get along with her brother, desperately wants to find a man; played by Gunner

Time Period Present Day
Setting A little bar in northern Minnesota. The present.
Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Additional Features Not Applicable, Drag Performance
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

“A howl-a-minute hoot!” – Tolucan Times

“It’s wonderful!” – Dick Clark, TV icon

“GO!” – LA Weekly

“Riotously funny.” – Norwegian American Weekly

“A fun romp that is bound to be a popular superhit.” – Grigware Talks Theatre

“I love to laugh, and I did!” – LATheatreReview.com

“I laughed so hard my sides hurt… I loved it!” – American Radio Network

“You won’t want to miss the fun of this third trip to Bunyan Bay!” – Stage Happenings

“I laughed so hard and so often that I might have damaged some of my sturdy Norwegian innards.” – LA Comedy Examiner

“Thigh-slapping fun… go see it!” – LA Taco

“100% Sweet.” – BitterLemons.com

Videos

Don't Hug Me County Fair

Music

Song Samples

If I Could Just Get His Attention

If I Could Win Miss Walleye Queen

Who’s Better Catching Fish?

We Have Got a Little Problem

Bunyan County Has the Best Fair

I’m Just a Pretty Forest Ranger

Say It With a Card

I’m the Man You’ll Marry

What Did Gunner Do?

How Am I Supposed to Win?

Here Come the Walleye Queens

My Campfire is Burnin’

Pontoon Ladies

Take Us Out

I'm a Bunyan Woman

I Lll-urve Her

Our Butter Face Queen

If I Could Win (Reprise)

Act I

“If I Just Get His Attention” – Clara
“If I Could Win Miss Walleye Queen” – Bernice, Clara
“Who’s Better Catching Fish” – Ensemble
“We Have Got a Little Problem” – Aarvid
“Bunyan County Has the Best Fair” – Bernice
“I’m Just a Pretty Forest Ranger” – Trigger
“When Ya Need to Share Your Feelings, Get a Card” – Gunner
“I’m the Man You’ll Marry” – Aarvid, Bernice, Kanute
“What Did Gunner Do?” – Aarvid, Bernice, Clara, Kanute

Act II

“How Am I Supposed to Win Miss Walleye Queen” – Bernice, Clara, Gunner, Kanute
“Here Come the Walleye Queens” – Aarvid
“My Campfire is Burnin’ for You” – Kanute, Trigger
“Pontoon Ladies” – Ensemble
“Take Us Out” – Bernice, Clara, Trigger
“I’m a Bunyan Woman”– Bernice
“Bunyan Bay” – Clara
“I Lll-urv Her” – Gunner
“Our Butter Face Queen” – Kanute, Aarvid
“If I Could Win Miss Walleye Queen (Reprise)” – Ensemble

Musical Style Classic Broadway, Pop/Rock, Country/Western, Folk
Vocal DemandsEasy
Orchestra Size Piano Only
Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Phil Olson

Phil Olson grew up in Edina, Minnesota, home of the first indoor mall. His father’s grandparents came over from Norway and homesteaded a farm north of Fargo, North Dakota. His mother’s grandparents also came over from Norway and ended up in Virginia, Minnesota; the iron range ...

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