Neil Simon’s play, “Fools,” will come alive through performances of Anoka-Ramsey Community College students this April at the Cambridge Campus. Directed by faculty member Gail Kasl, the cast will perform Simon’s comic fable April 4, 5, 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m., in the Performance Auditorium. An interpreted performance is April 5. An alumni reception after the April 11 performance offers refreshments and an opportunity to visit with the director, cast, and crew.
“Fools” Cast List of Anoka-Ramsey Community College Students
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Matthias Beckman (left), North Branch (Snetsky the Shepherd)
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Ben Braaten (The Magistrate)
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Kassie Carey, Stanchfield (Mishkin the Postman (two nights)/Stage Manager)
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Katherine Curtis, Cambridge (Mishkin the Postman/Stage Manager)
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Alan Duball, Taylors Falls (Dr. Zubritsky)
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Kristin Flanagan, Lindstrom (right) (make-up artist)
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Veronica Millsap (Lenya Zubritsky)
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Amanda Saxton, Cambridge (Sophia Zubritsky)
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Christine Scholer, Stacey (Slovith the Butcher)
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Chris Scott, Rush City (Leon Tolchinsky)
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Jacob Swanson, Cambridge (Count Yousekevitch) |
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Abigail McDonough (Yenchna) |
“Fools” is a Neil Simon play that takes place in the fictitious Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov, which has been under the curse of chronic stupidity for more than two hundred years. The village’s doctor lures an idealistic schoolteacher named Leon Tolchinsky to the village of fools to educate his daughter and save the village from its curse. Leon falls madly in love with the doctor’s daughter. If Leon fails to break the curse within a “25-hour” day, he will fall victim himself, losing his own intelligence and the girl he loves.
Critics have called this play vintage Simon with one-liners and gags running throughout the performance.
Tickets are $8 for the public and $6 for senior citizens, and available at the Cambridge Campus bookstore.
For more information about the play, call 763.433.1850 or visit the Theatre Department Web site. For more information about the Associate in Fine Arts degree in Theatre program and other events at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu.
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