[NEohioPAL] Don't Hug Me at WRP starting JUly 27th

[Marie Dusini]

WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
DON’T HUG ME 
by PHIL and PAUL OLSON
July 27, 28 & Aug. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 18
Don’t Hug Me is an award-winning musical comedy that takes place in a colorful 
rustic north woods bar in tiny Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. It’s the coldest, most 
bone-chilling day of the year and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson (Rob 
Herman) is ready to sell the business and move to sunny Florida. Clara (Pat 
Hudson) his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, is perfectly content 
staying right where she is and not move. Bernice Lundstrom, (Judith Overcash) 
the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a singing career. Her fiancé Kanute 
Gunderson, (Seth Dodds) wants her to stay home. It’s a battle of wills that test 
their relation-ships and when a fast-talking salesman Aarvid Gisselsen (Ken 
Fickey) promises to bring romance into their lives through the “magic” of 
karaoke, all heck breaks loose! Director, Bill Morgan, has thoroughly enjoyed 
his work with this show and cast! Musical Direction is under the leadership of 
Dave Stebbins and Rena Alessio Baker is the choreographer. 

The new musical about small town Scandinavian personality quirks has been 
drawing full-house audiences and garnering rave reviews not only in Los Angeles 
where it originated and was a smash hit in its six month extended run but also 
in more than 65 cities around the U. S. and Canada. In L. A. it won 4 Artistic 
Achievement Awards and was given one of the top honors in the Robert J. 
Pickering Awards for Playwriting Excellence.
 
Producers for this play are Sid and Ruth Freeman and Sue Snyder. Set Designer is 
Walt Kaminski with Tom Marshall assisting, Stage Manager is Maddy Francis and 
Lights and Sound are being handled by Seth Francis. Tom Marshall and Kathy Duffy 
are part of the stage crew and handling props.
Tickets for Musicals: Adults $14.00      Seniors/Students $12.00 
OPENING NIGHT JULY 27TH ONLY BUY ONE, GET SECOND ONE AT HALF PRICE
Call for Reservations (330) 620-7314     Curtain is at 8:00p.m. Fri &Sat. 
Theatre is located at 3326 Everett Rd at the Bath/Richfield Township line. The 
Everett Rd Bridge near the theatre is closed for repairs use Ira Rd east to 
north Revere Rd. to Everett or use exit 143 on I-77 and turn left go to Revere 
Rd and turn right onto Revere Rd. and go one half mile to our parking lot.
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