The play is written by journalist/playwright David Templeton (“Wretch Like Me” and inside-sonoma.com arts blogger) and is directed by Sheri Lee Miller (6th street Playhouse’s “Death of a Salesman,” Cinnabar Theater’s “Crimes of the Heart”). David also stars in play with Liz Jahren (“Always Patsy Cline,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”), who plays Pinky.
“Opening weekend of ‘Pinky’ was thrilling,” David remarked after the opening weekend. “Opening night was sold out, and the crowd was enthusiastic to the point of almost breaking out into a joyous riot. They laughed. They cried. They cheered, they sniffled.”
The show continues tonight through Saturday, March 15-17, and next week, Thursday through Saturday, March 22-24, at 8 p.m. A 5 p.m. show will be held Sunday, March 18. Tickets are $20 or $15 for seniors and people under 30. Thursdays are “Pay What You Will.” Reserve your ticket by phone, 707-823-0177, or online, http://bit.ly/yNoMTC.
Liz Jahren and David Templeton in the final scene of "Pinky." Photo by Eric Chazankin.
When a sweetly romantic teenager named Pinky appears at the local bowling alley, nerdy high-schooler David is instantly smitten. After joining David’s eccentric circle of brainy, oddball friends (including Troy, who rarely says anything that J.R.R. Tolkein didn’t say first), Pinky reveals her life-long quest to find P.C., her nickname for Prince Charming.
Determined to be the one who sweeps Pinky off her feet, David launches an outrageous scheme to prove he’s the real P.C., a plan involving treasure hunts, kidnapping, and a battle against the forces of evil. Of course, every love story has two sides.
Performed as a pair of simultaneous one-person-shows, the grown-up David and Pinky take turns telling their version of what happened, all those years ago.
Though inspired by actual events, “Pinky” is essentially fictional, an imaginative romp through the playwright’s memories of a pivotal friendship from his youth. Unconventional in structure, the play swings back and forth in time, as the grown-up David and Pinky frequently morph into their younger selves and those of their nerd-core companions.
When the two separate sets of memories begin to fuse together into one outrageous story, this offbeat, original, and thoroughly, um, charming tale becomes a wildly funny romp through the minefields of teenage love and friendship, proving that – though not every fairytale has a happy ending – with a little creative ingenuity (and a well-timed sword fight), anything is possible, and that true love, as Pinky’s Aunt Emily often said, is always worth waiting for.
Read a review of the play, http://bit.ly/wVbaDa, or watch video of David and Liz being interviewed by Dave Pokorny, http://bit.ly/wXGgeU.
For a schedule of upcoming performances, visit www.mainstagewest.com.
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