SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — David & Lisa by James Reach is the featured production of the Pickwick Theatre Nov 11-13 and 18-20. The play is a strange, appealing, and utterly fascinating telling of two mentally disturbed adolescents: David, who is tortured by his mania against being touched, and Lisa, who has a split personality. One of her selves will speak only in childish rhymes and insists on being spoken to in the same manner. The play follows their progresses (and retrogression) during one term at Berkeley School, where they have come under the sympathetic guidance of psychiatrist Alan Swinford and his staff.
Based on the novel by eminent psychiatrist,Theodore Isaac Rubin, then the screen play by Eleanor Perry for the award-winning motion picture of the same name. Laughter, heart break, and suspense distinguish this authentic and well-told story. This production, directed by Geoffrey A. Cox, promises to be both emotional and ultimately uplifting, with a talented cast of teens and adults from the San Diego community.
Says Cox of the show, “David & Lisa is a fascinating story and this production is incredible. Each member of the cast is truly talented and the youth in the cast have really taken their characters to heart. A truly great piece of theatre.”
Pickwick Players is an educational theatre utilizing both adults and children with varying degrees of knowledge and experience. Participation in our productions is always free. Formed in 2006, Pickwick Players brings affordable, high quality Community Theater productions and classes to communities in the San Diego area.
Featuring: David Gregory, Nettie Allen, Evan Saldivar, Jacob Rodebaugh, Ben Cobbs, Kayla Solsbak, Danielle Diamond, Danielle Edmonds, Sam McCubbin, Joel W. Gossett, Allison MacDonald, Gregory Batty, Cameron Williams, Renee Gandola, Samantha Goldstein, Bill Shore, Elizabeth Jimenez, Jessica Borrega
For information and tickets contact: Pickwick Players, http://pickwickplayers.net, (619) 448-5673. Performed at Moxie Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Suite N, San Diego, California 92115.
Production Dates: Friday, November 11, 2011 7:30 PM and Saturday, November 12, 2011, 7:30 PM
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Preceding provided by Pickwick Theatre