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TCT Presents "Nuts" at the BeeKay Theatre

Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) presents “Nuts” as its third show in the beautiful BeeKay Theatre. Written by Tom Topor, “Nuts” is a courtroom drama that was a Broadway hit. It has been called the best courtroom melodrama since “Witness for the Prosecution” and “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.” The play was also brought to life in the film version in 1987, with Richard Dreyfuss, Barbra Streisand, Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach.

The story is set in a courtroom in New York’s Bellevue Hospital and is about a high-priced call girl, Claudia, in jail for killing a violent “client”. The court appointed psychiatrist and an aggressive prosecutor claim she is unfit to stand trial, therefore she must be sent to an insane asylum. Fighting for her life, Claudia’s goal is to prove she isn’t “nuts” which would allow her to stand trial for manslaughter.

Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. at the BeeKay Theatre, 110 S. Green Street, on June 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. Additionally, a Sunday matinee is scheduled for June 14 at 2:00 p.m. and a Thursday evening performance on June 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at The Apple Shed, Old Towne Nursery, Johnny’s Take n’ Bake and Tehachapi Art Center. Ticket prices for Friday and Saturday nights are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Ticket prices for the Thursday night performance and the Sunday matinee are $9.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door. Doors open 30 minutes before show time.

Please note: Due to strong language and subject matter, “Nuts” is for Mature Audiences Only.

Directing the show for TCT is Annette Kirby. Annette previously directed the Neil Simon hit, “Barefoot in the Park” and has acted in “Steel Magnolias,” “Same Time Next Year,” “Mornings at Seven,” “The Gingerbread Lady,” “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “A Christmas Carol.”

The cast includes the talents of Heather Ringle, David Reed, Brian Terpstra, Cynthia Hynes, Royce Cox, Walter ‘Hop’ Buck, Jackie Lawlor, Cindy Latham, Daniel Franco and Rick Gould.

Heather Ringle was last seen as Nancy in “Oliver!” and performed in “Sweeney Todd.” David Reed has directed “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Private Lives” and “Sweeney Todd” and was one of the ‘angels’ in “My Three Angels” and played the part of John Brook in “Little Women.”

Brian Terpstra has directed many TCT plays and has been seen in “Pygmalion,” “Mousetrap,” “Educating Rita,” “Mornings at Seven,” “Cocktails with Mimi,” “Gingerbread Lady,” “Not the Wizard of Oz,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “The Owl and the Pussycat,” “Same Time Next Year” and “War of the Worlds.”

Cynthia Hynes credits include Marmee in “Little Women” and “Sweeney Todd.” Royce Cox has been seen in “Daddy’s Dyin’, Whose Got the Will?,” “On Golden Pond,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Kingfisher,” “Mornings At Seven” and “My Three Angels.”

Jackie Lawlor’s credits include “Sweeney Todd,” “Caught In The Net,” “Cocktails with Mimi,” “Daddy’s Dyin’, Whose Got the Will?,” “War of the Worlds,” “Love Letters,” and “Cemetery Club.”

Rick Gould recently had his acting debut for TCT in “Catfish Moon.” Walter ‘Hop’ Buck was seen in “War of the Worlds,” Cindy Latham stage managed “Oliver!” and this is Daniel Franco’s TCT debut.

For more information, leave a message at 822-4037 or visit TCT’s new website at tctonstage.com.