Great news! I just auditioned for a part in the Albert Lea Community Theater Production of “Don’t Hug Me” and have been asked to play Aarvid Gisselsen, a fast-talking karaoke machine salesman.

Here’s the description from the official “Don’t Hug Me” website:

“Don’t Hug Me” is a national 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 is ready to sell the business and move to sunny Florida. Clara, his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, is perfectly content staying right where she is. Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a singing career. Her fiance, Kanute Gunderson, wants her to stay home. It’s a battle of wills that tests their relationships until a fast-talking salesman, Aarvid Gisselsen, promises to bring romance into their lives thorugh the ‘magic’ of karaoke. And when Aarvid begins to woo Bernice, the lutefisk hits the fan!

Performances are scheduled for September 20-23 and 27-29, so if you’re going to be in the area, come check it out!