A message from the director of 'Play On!'...

This is the third time I have had the opportunity to direct "Play On!". 

After auditions for this show, I felt I had chosen a good cast and was pleased. We have had two table reads and after the second read, I was convinced that this cast outshines the casts of the previous two shows I've directed. And haven't even started rehearsals yet! I can't wait to see this cast perform! They make me laugh and I am a tough audience. 

This is a fast paced comedy, not a farce, it is all in the timing, and this cast is learning how to deliver perfectly. We have just ended our second week of rehearsals and the cast is about 50% off book already, which is amazing! 

You are in for lot of fun and laughs! Act one is the rehearsal of a play "Murder Most Foul" written by a local playwright (who keeps making changes). Act two is their dress rehearsal and Act three is their Actual show. What can go wrong WILL! 

-Josef Long

Last month's play ' The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' broke records at the theatre. Heather Kilbreth did a wonderful job directing this play which included a cast of five adults (including herself) and fourteen children. Many of the children had never acted before but were perfect for the parts. We hope all of these children will join us for our upcoming camp. Our audiences loved seeing the children take part in this show and gave them great reviews. We hope you will make a Pineapple show a new holiday tradition for your family.

We are now fundraising to replace the theatre roof. This is the first of several repairs on our list. If you would like to help, you can donate to the link below.

Michael Pisacane

Next month's play titled 'Crimes of the Heart' is directed by one of our board members, Michael Pisacane.

Michael is originally from New York. He moved to Fort Pierce in October 2021. He has an MFA in directing and has performed professionally in NY and Berlin in Henry IV (Worcester). He revived his career after moving to FL by performing in one of the greatest plays- Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot (Pozzo).

Michael is thrilled to be making his Pineapple Playhouse directorial in 'Crimes of the Heart', the 1981 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Michael is looking forward to continuing to build the Pineapple as a member of the board of directors.

'Crimes of the Heart' runs from February 23rd through March 10th. Be sure to get your tickets and see this wonderful play.

Community theatre was established in St. Lucie County in 1949 under the auspices of the Woman's Club of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County's oldest civic and cultural organization. Under that sponsorship, the organization, called The Dolphin Players, flourished for several years, performing at the Woman's Club, at Fort Pierce Elementary School, and various other locations. Eventually, expenses overtook revenue and the theatre of would-be thespians regrouped as The Fort Pierce Little Theatre and was in business again. Rehearsing in garages, upstairs over Warren's Laundry, in the Historic Arcade Building where it survived a devastating fire, performing in Fort Pierce Central where vandalism was a problem, and in IRCC's Student Center on a home-made portable stage where the set had to be dismantled after each night's performance, the troupe never lost its spirit.

In the meantime there was an influx of new talent melding with the old Ferrara Family came to town, there were Mike and Helen Armstrong, Bill and Jane Braun, John and Diane Procino, the Tabors, Joanne Carlton Humphries, Pete and Claudia McDonald, Audrey Zeitz, John and Gail Luchka and the Port St. Lucie Players - most of them are still with us.

And in 1973 we re-incorporated as St. Lucie Community Theatre. Board members were Fred Ferrara, John Procino, Wilma Cowles, Horty Selkin, Kathy Hammond, Rosalyn Savel, Floyd Bell, Benny Rhyant, Berniece Ribakoff and Dr. Vincent Molina. We later adopted the name Pineapple Playhouse.

We were off and running. We christened McAlpin Fine Arts Center at IRCC with our production of Bell, Book and Candle, and had high hopes of making that our base of operations, but that hope was short lived as the college's own schedule forced us out - a blessing in disguise for it forced us into seeking a permanent home of our own. Pineapple Playhouse is that place we are proud to call home, the place where we present our annual schedule of five main stage productions, our very successful Children's Summer Camp productions and the Reader's Theatre programs; the place where we spend hours in work parties and enjoying gala picnics and fun get-togethers.

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