Art Center Theater One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Coleman Auditorium Gualala Arts Center

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Fri,   July 22, 7:30 p.m. Sat,  July 23, 7:30 p.m. Sun, July 24, 2:30 p.m.

matinée

Thu, July 28, 7:30 p.m. Fri,   July 29, 7:30 p.m. Sat,  July 30, 7:30 p.m. Sun, July 31, 2:30 p.m.

added by popular demand! matinée

Gualala Arts Center Theater is proud to present "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey. Performances will be July 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31; Thursday, Friday and Saturday curtain at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Based on Ken Kesey's first novel of the same name, this play is set in a mental asylum somewhere in Oregon. The hero is R.P. McMurphy, a sane man who, due to a brush with the law, opts for being committed to a mental asylum rather than be incarcerated with hard labor. Upon his entry into the secluded world of the asylum, he starts breaking up the existing structure and starts laying down his own rules, in his own way.

This leads to problems with the head honcho of the place, a controlling and menacingly evil Nurse Ratched. McMurphy creates revolution and takes the inmates on a wild ride, finally leading them to realize the ultimate goal: that people , no matter the situation, can always hold their destiny in their hands. This knowledge, achieved in the end, does not come without a price.

Not suggested for youth because of adult themes and language.

Tickets are $15 advance; $5 additional if purchased the day of the performance. For advance ticket purchase, go to Brown Paper Tickets or call them at 800-838-3006. To purchase tickets in person, visit the Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery in Gualala.

Director's Notes Director David Skibbins is writing a series of Directors Notes relating to the current production of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Find it on the Gualala Arts Facebook page under Discussions. Please feel free to comment on his Notes.

Cast Chief - Tim Johnson Harding - Richard Knarr Billy - Brady Klopfer Scanlon - Jim Littlejohn Cheswick - Mike Turner Martini - Jim Riley Ruckly - Bob Pounds McMurphy - Sam Parsons Warren/Williams - Phil Dr. Spivey - Paula Gann Nurse Rached - Lynne Atkins Nurse Flinn - Linda Clyne Turkle - James Fitzsimmons Candy Star - Lou Ann Fredrickson Sandra - Darla Buechner

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Gualala Arts Center
July, 2011

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