THESPIANS covers a year in the life of the Pinecrest Playmakers, a community theatre troupe. In act one, a coup is underway at The Odd Couple’s opening night party. Wally is seeking to have neophyte Eddie kicked out of the show. Act two starts with Digger in jail for attacking the local drama for his vitriolic review of Digger’s Hamlet. With only 25 minutes until curtain, what deals will have to be struck to get Digger out of the slammer and into his codpiece? In the final scene, the women’s dressing room on opening night of A Streetcar Named Desire is ablaze with conflict as egos rise and fall, new rivalries simmer, old ones burn out, until all must unite in the face of one last crisis.
Cast:
CALVIN BRIDGES, 50’s, drama critic for the Pinecrest Post /
EDDIE BITTNER, 30’s, a jovial salesman and the newest, least experienced member of the Pinecrest Playmakers /
ROXIE MCILVAINE, late 20’s, single cosmetologist with her eye on Eddie /
OPAL MCKITRICK, late 20’s-early 30’s, talented and beautiful actress with the Playmakers /
MOLLY WILKINSON, late 20’s-early 30’s, another less celebrated actress with the Playmakers /
WALLY WILKINSON, early to mid 30’s, a self-important college professor. Married to Molly. /
JOHN “DIGGER” DIGBY, mid 30’s, the Playmakers’ star, a shoe salesman in real life but real life means little to him. /
SELENA TEMPLETON, 50’s, the flamboyant grande dame of the Playmakers /
LESTER FRANKLIN, late 20’s-early 30’s, Pinecrest borough police officer with theatrical ambitions
