Pineapple and Other Options at Pirate Studio B, 1818 Grand Avenue in Phoenix
written and directed by Jeanmarie Simpson
designed by Dori Owen
with
Kate Rhoswen as Helen
RC Contreras as AJ
Debra Lyman as Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington
and
Lorraine Taylor as Jan
Pineapple and Other Options brings forward the character of Elizabeth English Pennington (1783-1757). In the play, the main character, Helen, is on leave from work while recovering from breast cancer. She sits alone in her kitchen contemplating suicide in the face of a mountain of medical bills and increasing feelings of alienation. We meet AJ, who sits alone on the telephone as a suicide hotline volunteer, desperately trying to keep Helen on the phone. As Helen and AJ struggle in liminal space, Pennington steps out of the ethers and challenges Helen to – at least temporarily – suspend her plans. What follows is a dynamic weaving of primitive American history and the complexities of 21st century socio-political life. Pineapple and Other Options dances between devastating drama and dark comedy. The development of this project has been supported, in part, by the Living History Centre Fund, Sacramento California.
Pineapple and Other Options will play at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center the 18th (preview), 19th and 20th of November 2021. Performances are at 7pm all three evenings with a matinee at 1pm on the 20th. Admission is free, with a non-perishable food item for the Vista del Camino Food Bank. Monetary donations are also encouraged, for the food bank.
A limited number of reserved seats are available to donors who contribute online $50 or more. Interested patrons may send an email to Patrick Reese or go directly to our PayPal donation site.
Masks required.
Arizona Theatre Matters is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional theatre that employs members of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the union of professional directors and choreographers in the United States.
ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85253
480-596-2660
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