Lust n Rust - The Trailer Park Musical

Connie is splitting up with her soon to be ex-husband, Duane, who is trying to gain Connie's forgiveness for an unfortunate incident

Connie's life is soon complicated by the arrival of Steve, a corporate manager from New Jersey who is transferred to this small Southern Illinois town to run the local Agribig food processing plant

He moves into Redbud Mobile Estates and meets Connie and her quirky friends living in the trailer park

And it's not long before her new boyfriend is charged with a difficult assignment - an action that could have a disastrous impact on the local economy

The spirit of the Redbud Mobile Estates can be summed up by the chorus of a country-waltz anthem sung by the cast:

Here at the Redbud, you won't be impressed
Mostly we sit back and chill
Here at the Redbud, you won't get depressed
Play tunes and fire up the grill

CLICK THE SPEAKER FOR A SONG SAMPLE

Mobilized
Look Away
Redbud Mobile Estate
Caucasian Hair
Double Wide
Let Her Go
What We're Doin'
Bigger Than Yours
Once Upon A Time
They Say
Cajun Cookin'
Off to Mexico
Over and Done
Mobilized (Reprise)

CHARACTERS

STEVE - East-coast yuppie with mid-western roots

CONNIE - waitress at Smitty's Diner, soon to be divorced from Duane

DUANE -blue-collar worker at the Agribig plant

RED - resident manager and unofficial Mayor of the Redbud Mobile Estates trailer park

LATISHA - African-American hair stylist, moved into the park from Chicago a year ago

TANYA - best friend of Connie

JUNIOR - Tanya's husband, a late shift worker at Agribig

BUZZ - another late shift worker at Agribig

JANETTE - a recent newcomer to the park, mother of twin two-year-olds

HENDERSON - Corporate Vice President of Production, Agribig, Inc. (can be doubled with the Buzz, Junior or Janette role)

REVIEWS

"Written with a lighthearted, affectionate touch, Lust 'n' Rust seeks the humanity in a trailer park" ~ TIMEOFF

"This country-western musical comedy delves beneath the surface of redneck stereotypes to find a hootin', hollerin' good time" ~ Bay Weekly

"It's the best show I've seen in Calvert this year! This show is so fresh and original it deserves a wider venue" ~ The Calvert Recorder

"POSDJAALOFG: Plenty Of Singing, Dancing, Jokin' Around And Lots Of Fun. Go" ~ Southern Maryland Weekend

"Lust 'n' Rust is refreshing. The script is tight and well written and the songs veer between laugh-out-loud funny and downright romantic" ~ Reporter/Progress

"The well-written songs in Lust 'n' Rust, which pay tribute to blue-collar life, remain the musical's selling point. Haney, Kimball and Stratton have a deft hand around a ballad as well as the upbeat numbers" ~ Chicago Sun-Times