Russell Community Theater presents ‘A Bad Year for Tomatoes’

By John Patrick

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Cast—Seated: Ward Craig, Sheryl Krug, Nikki Kuntzsch. Standing: Debora Kreutzer, Crystal Craig, Alan Templeton. Not pictured: Monica Harrison

RUSSELL—Russell Community Theater wraps up the 2018 season with “A Bad Year for Tomatoes“ Oct. 16-20.

RCT volunteer, Mitch Hunsley, steps into the director chair once again and is presenting the second John Patrick script produced this season. The cast includes RCT veterans Crystal Craig, Ward Craig, Debora Kreutzer, Sheryl Krug and Alan Templeton. Rounding out the cast are two actors making their RCT debut – Monica Harrison and Nikki Kuntzsch.

In “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” actress Myra Marlowe leases a house in a tiny New England town where she hopes to get away from it all. Her long-time agent is finally letting her relax a bit, but her nosy neighbors are a different matter. In an attempt to gain some privacy, she invents a crazy sister who is “locked in an upstairs room.”

Complications arise when the local handyman develops feelings for “Sister Sadie” and the neighborhood ladies decide it’s their duty to save Sadie’s soul. A desperate announcement from Myra ends in an accusation of murder and the arrival of the sheriff.

Performances run Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 16-20 at the RCT Playhouse (Fifth and Kansas, Russell). Show time is 8 p.m. Admission is $12 or by season ticket. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Russell Community Theater is a non-profit theater company in Russell. The sole purpose of RCT is to produce theater for the community and the surrounding area. Completely volunteer-driven, RCT is supported financially solely through ticket admissions and gifts from those supportive of community theater. Since its inception in 1986, RCT has presented 93 full-scale theatrical productions. For more information, call 785-483-4057 also find the group on Facebook.