Double Dip Returns Again!

 Well, folks, I'm happy to announce that Double Dip #3 is now available for purchase! Cartoonist Dale Martin and I teamed up once again to create a comic book dedicated to having fun! Double Dip #3 is a 16-page black & white digest w/ full-color cover starring Dale's Foof! and my Dadman and Sonny! Please contact me at thosefunkyidiots@gmail.com if you would like to add Double Dip #3 to your collection! Of course, trades are always welcome!

Ghost of A Tuna Christmas Past

Just a year ago I got to to wear a wig and a muumuu and work with the great Sean Orlosky! Oh, happy days!

 

Felicia and Gary

Yeah, I don’t think Gary really had a chance with her.

A scene from I Hate Hamlet (Muncie Civic Theatre, March 2020) with Katy Wolfe as Felicia and myself as Gary Peter Lefkowitz.

Photograph by ace photographer, Chelsea Kleeberg.

I Hate Hamlet

The Muncie Civic Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet opens March 13, 2020 at the Casazza Family Studio Theatre! Under the direction of Michael Kleeberg, the cast stars Cameron Bowen, Debby Girtman, Sean Orlosky, Ashley Pilmore, Katy Wolfe and Tom Cherry as Gary Peter Lefkowitz.
The production runs March 13-15 and March 20-22 with evening shows starting at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $15.00 and $12.00 for students. For tickets and more information, call 765.288.7529 or go to www.munciecivic.org

Coming Soon to the Muncie Civic Theatre!

Good news, comedy lovers! In two weeks, the Muncie Civic Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet opens March 13, 2020 at the Casazza Family Studio Theatre! Under the direction of Michael Kleeberg, the cast stars Cameron Bowen, Debby Girtman, Sean Orlosky, Ashley Pilmore, Katy Wolfe and Tom Cherry as Gary Peter Lefkowitz.
The production runs March 13-15 and March 20-22 with evening shows starting at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $15.00 and $12.00 for students. For tickets and more information, call 765.288.7529 or go to www.munciecivic.org

Tuna Wrap

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported A Tuna Christmas at the Farmland Community Center! The fine folks of Tuna wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Photograph by Justin Panico.

A Tuna Christmas

Join Sean Orlosky and Tom Cherry as they help the citizens of Tuna, Texas celebrate the season in A Tuna Christmas at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana) on December 13-15 and December 20-21! This is a dinner theater production with dinner served at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the dinner and the show are $22.00 ($20.00 for Seniors) and just $10.00 for the show. To make your reservations and for more information, call 765-468-7631. Brought to you by Think, Dog! Productions

The Recent Ghost of Halloween Past

The Incredible Shrinking Skipper (10/26/19)
Photograph by Cindy Lowe.

Us Judges 3

I was honored to be one of the judges for Farmland's Chili Cookoff with Sean Orlosky and Debby Girtman (10/5/19). Fun times with great people!
Photograph by Sean Orlosky

The Ross Community Center Roadshow

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show went on the road to the Ross Community Center to help celebrate their International Festival this past Saturday (September 21, 2019)! It was a beautiful day to share the magic of radio! Thank you to the kind folks at Ross for inviting the radio gang to such a worthy event! More thanks to Sean Orlosky, Wendy Carpenter, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Cliff Lowe and Dalton Knox for sharing their time and talent!

Photograph by Cindy Lowe

The Ghost of Christmas-Yet-To-Come

Since I just started memorizing some lines, I guess it’s safe to announce that Sean Orlosky and I will be appearing in A Tuna Christmas this December in Farmland.

Photograph by Sean Orlosky

Father and Daughter Await Scary Scarecrow

A scene from Scarecrow County with me and the amazing Chelsi Kern.
Photograph by Kyle Garner

Radioactive in April

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show features a couple of crime fighters this Saturday (April 27, 2019) at the Farmland Community Center! A thrilling episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe will be featured as well as a new episode of The Adventures of Giraffe Man!

Our talented cast includes Wendy Carpenter, Sean Orlosky, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Rapkin, Jeff Shull, our sound effects team, Judy Cole and Cliff Lowe, and our special guest star, Todd Terrell!

A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant, Gabe Carpenter will sing and we celebrate the return of Baby Snooks!

That’s April 27 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call 765-468-7631.

Radio fun for everyone!

Photograph by Tony Morris

Hello? Is It Me You're Looking For?

My character Brownie makes a phone call in a scene from Scarecrow County (March 2019).
Photograph by Kyle Garner

Talking Scarecrow

Look, Ma! I’m acting with Jeff Shull in a scene from John Oak Dalton’s Scarecrow County!
Photograph by Kyle Garner

Some Actors Chew Up the Scenery, I Sweep It

On the set of John Oak Dalton’s Scarecrow County (3/3/19), I acted with the lovely and talented Chelsi Kern, wore a do-rag for the first time, and swept a bit.
 Photograph by Kyle Garner

Movie News

I think it's safe to say the Farmland premiere of The Girl in the Crawlspace was a success at the Farmland Community Center (11/3/18)! We had a packed house with a great audience. In the photograph up above, writer/director John Oak Dalton answers some questions after the screening. Cast and crew on stage behind John include Erin Hoodlebrink, Tim Richardson, Jeff Rapkin, Cliff Lowe, Jeff Shull, Joe Skeen, Katy Wolfe and Tom Cherry.

Seasons Greetings from Berwyn!

Happy Halloween!
Photograph by Cliff Lowe

All Together Ooky

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show celebrates Halloween this Saturday (October 27, 2018) at the Farmland Community Center! The thrills and chills begin with a classic episode of Suspense based on the work of Ray Bradbury and then it’s the return of Mister Halloween, an original series of scary tales! The talented cast includes Wendy Carpenter, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Shull, Rita Wessel, Larry Beck, sound effects men Jerry Cole and Thomas Nelson III, and special guest stars, Debby Girtman and Cliff Lowe!

An unlucky audience member will also get a chance to play It Pays to be Creepy and the musical talents of Gabe and Wendy Carpenter will be featured!  Audience members are encouraged to dress in costume and to participate in the show’s fifth annual prize winning costume contest as well!

That’s October 27 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call 765-468-7631. Radio fun for everyone!

That's Angela Gick (The Bride) and Tom Cherry (Jambi) in that photo taken by Kristin Wolfe.

So Long and Thanks for All the Fish

Well, it’s time to say good-bye to Greater Tuna. We wrapped up our run at the Farmland Community Center this past Saturday. I just want to take a moment to thank Tony Robinson, Barry McMullen, Lysa Franklin, Jeff Shull,  Debby Girtman, Jerry Cole, Judy Cole and Roger Wessel for all their incredible work with the show and behind the scenes. More thanks to all you wonderful folks that attended! I hope y’all had a great time in Tuna! And finally thanks to Sean Orlosky, the best of the best! It was an honor to once again share the stage with you, Sean, and I look forward to our next adventure in the footlights whenever that may be!

Photograph of Bertha Bumiller by Sean Orlosky.