Nude with Pineapple
By
Based on Fulton Oursler’s Novel Behold This Dreamer
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.
PERFORMANCES
April 19, 20, 26, 27 @
May 3, 10 @
May 4 @
PLOT SUMMARY
In Nude with Pineapple Charley Turner has married Clara Turner. They look on life from totally different angles. Charley Turner hates the brush business into which Clara and her family would dump him. Clara fails to see why Charley’s mind should turn to paints, why he has no interest in dressing up and going out, why-he oh, there are lots of things about Charley that Clara simply cannot bear quite as there is a great deal about Clara that makes Charley think all sorts of things
Clara’s family settle matters, Charley is shipped off to a private sanitarium. There he meets Melodie who is in the sanitarium suffering from spells of melancholia. The two fall in love. Behind the barred windows of the institution, Charley has his first opportunity to express himself as he has always desired. He produces a painting that the critics hail as marvelous. And Charley is famous. Clara hears about this and Charley interests her now. But he has fallen in love with Melodie and she most certainly has fallen in love with him. The solution of this strange complication with it yet stranger background remains a secret until you have seen Nude with Pineapple.
DIRECTORS NOTE
It has been an honor to be part of Conejo Players’
history. Who could imagine directing the
first show that Conejo Players founder Dwight Hauser did in Glaziers Barn 50
years ago. My, how times have
changed. Unknown to me, the original
title of the show is Behold This Dreamer. But Dwight got permission to instead use the
other title Nude with Pineapple. Just the kind of title that would get the attention of
Nude with Pineapple has been a real thrill for me as Director, not only because it is fun, but of the content and message of the play. I was struck by how much the philosophical questions remain the same after all these years. Do we never learn!
But mostly I was thrilled to do this play because of the
fine cast I was able to assemble. I am so pleased at working again with Laurence Falkner as Charley
Turner. Adding to the merriment is Judy Diderrich as Melodie, Christina
La Forgia as Clara Turner as well as Mike Moffat as
Mr. John Strickler. Rounding out this excellent cast Rick Steinberg as Mr. Wellington
Harris, Linda Schaver as
Marj……
CAST and CREW
Christina LaForgia |
Clara Turner |
Laurence Falkner |
Charley Turner |
Rick Steinberg |
Mr Harris |
Mike Moffat |
John Strickler |
Jerry Nehring |
Piggles |
Judy Diderrich |
Melodie |
Bob Artz |
Dr Ephraim Tanneyday MD |
Jim Diderrich |
Harold Blessings /One by One |
Linda Schaver |
|
Keith High |
DDD |
Ken Endress |
|
Director |
Marjorie A. Berg |
Producer |
Mike Mills |
Stage Manager |
Ken Endress |
Lighting Designer |
Jeff Calnitz |
Sound Designer |
Mike McCauley |
Rehearsal Secretary |
Mary Kay |
Properties |
Jerry Nehring, Eva Nehring |
Light Operator |
Gerda Fadden, Donna Holroyd |
Set Design & Construction |
Dick Johnson |
Sound Operator |
Ricky Ballard |
Special Set Décor / Lobby |
Elena Mills |