Open auditions for the Russell Community Theater production of A Bad Year for Tomatoes will be held July 31 and August 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Auditions will be held at the RCT Playhouse at 5th and Kansas, Russell. Prepared audition materials are not required.

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 church 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.

Roles are available for 4 adult women and 3 adult men. Production dates are Tuesday through Saturday, October 16-20, 2018. A Bad Year for Tomatoes is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. For more information, contact RCT at 785-483-4057.

Russell Community Theater is a non-profit theater company in Russell, Kansas. 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.