"Set in the small rural community of Cob County, the earnest corn-loving citizens are shocked when their prized crop starts to die, setting off a chain of zany events. Young lovers Beau (Nick Bailey) and Maizy (Danielle Wade) even put a hold on their wedding, while Maizy sets off for the big city-of Tampa, Florida-to find a solution to save the corn."
"The eccentric concept of Shucked comes from serious pedigree. The book is by Tony-award winner Robert Horn, who has been writing for stage and screen for decades (elder millennials may be familiar with his work on the '90's hits Designing Women and Living Single). Horn's TV background is very apparent in the joke density of the show-they pop-off relentlessly and run a gamut of puns, black comedy, lewd double entendres, non sequiturs, quippy tête-à-têtes, and self-referential observations."
Shucked is an original, Tony-nominated musical centered on a corn crisis in the rural community of Cob County. The plot follows corn-loving residents whose prized crop begins to die, prompting young lovers Beau and Maizy to postpone their wedding while Maizy travels to Tampa to find a solution. Maizy meets a middling con man, Gordy, and the pair return to town, triggering comedic misadventures. The book was written by Tony-winner Robert Horn and features music and lyrics from Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, blending country storytelling with dense, rapid-fire humor and broad sitcom-style gags. Portland performances run briefly at Keller Auditorium.
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