Sunset City Proudly Presents:

Cactus Pass Jamboree

By Karen Woodford

Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado

Auditions will be held:

Thursday, March 26th at 6:30pm and Saturday, March 28th at 9:00am in the Sunset Room at the Sunset City Building 200 West 1300 North in Sunset, UT.

Prepare 16-32 bars (about the length of a chorus) of a song to sing and be ready to dance! 

An accompanist and CD/tape player will be provided.

Show Synopsis:

 Trevor Barrington wants his family to see the “real America,” so they’re heading west in their custom-made Rolls Royce motor home. When their RV breaks down just outside of rustic Cactus Pass, Arizona, the snooty rich family finds themselves stranded, much to the horror of his snobbish wife Miranda and her French maid Fifi. Trevor doesn’t mind though, for the town’s annual jamboree will give his son and daughters a chance to experience a “real American tradition.”

The only problem is that the jamboree has been cancelled every year for the past 80 years! It seems the town is divided—complete with separate mayors, alternate school days and even assigned shopping times—because of a feud between the Putnams and the Ludlows over stolen prize money from a hog-calling contest.

Poor Cassie Putnam and Luke Ludlow (the “Romeo and Juliet of the West”), who have to keep their feelings for each other hidden from their families, though just about everybody else in town knows about them! Luckily, Trevor’s a man of action who would go to just about any length to make sure this jamboree happens, so he sets in motion events that end up resolving the feud… and exposing more than one thief in an exciting climax!

You’ll have a rip-roarin’ good time as you watch Lester, the deputy who’s too shy to speak, play charades to reveal the criminal secret identity of one of our beloved townsfolk. With a ten gallon hat full of great character roles, a script that’s a cinch to produce and a score that will get your spurs jangling, this musical is sure to be a hit!

Character Breakdown 

The Barringtons:

Trevor Barrington, III  -  Very rich; enthusiastic about showing his family America; good-natured and jolly

Miranda - His wife, a terrible snob; can’t stand Cactus Pass

Taylor -  Son (or daughter); loves the finer things, but has fun in Cactus Pass

Tiffany -  Daughter who is into clothes and jewelry; misses Boston, but has fun in Cactus Pass

Tina - Youngest daughter who whines and complains, just like her mother; carries a fancy doll 

The Putnams: 

Emmett - Father, a widower; holds a grudge with the Ludlows but is nice to everyone else

Granny - Very, very old, but feisty; always trying to fight with the Ludlows

Cassie - Daughter, sweet and pretty; in love with Luke Ludlow, but does everything her father says

Maddie -Her sister; a bit of a tomboy; picks fights with the Ludlow girls

Clay - Brother; can fix anything

Put - Brother or sister

The Ludlows: 

Nora - Widow; head of the family and strong in her belief that the Putnams started the feud

Luke - Son; in love with Cassie

Lanette-  One of Luke’s sisters; a bit prissy

Laureen - Another sister

The Townsfolk:

Sheriff Sam Starr  - Wears white; loved by everyone; always the good guy (we think)

Deputy Lester -  Doesn’t talk; shy kind, sweet and helpful

Miss Halstead - Schoolteacher; tired of putting up with the feud

Miss Martha Fogerty -  Loud and talkative; shares the job of mayor with her sister

Miss Elsie Fogerty -  Loud and talkative; shares the job of mayor with her sister

The Scroggs:

Orval -  Bully; meanest man in town 

Ernestine or Olly -  Sister or brother to Orval