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This page features local organizations and events of the Arts of St. Croix....drama, music, dance, art shows, etc. |
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St. Croix’s Caribbean Community Theatre presents 6 productions each year plus A&E@CCT and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Another new addition to their theater group is the Calico Cat Company for school children. Mr. Stancliffe, the owner of a vast fortune, and a two hundred thousand acre Texas ranch has died. His long time butler, Jarvis, and the maid, Melody, along with Mr. Stancliffe’s only living relative, his niece Patrice, and her husband Michael, gather for the reading of the will by the family lawyer, Mr. Oakfield. Strangely, a Miss Tammy-Jo Harper, from the neighboring ranch, has also been invited! As expected, Patrice inherits the estate, with one clause, Jarvis may live out his life on the ranch, and Patrice may not sell it without Jarvis’s permission. Jarvis, has one other surprise for Patrice. Acting on instructions from Mr. Stancliffe, he produces from the safe a formula, and a sample of what appears to be a love potion. Mr. Stancliffe wills 25% of the shares to Patrice, 25% to Michael, and 50% to Jarvis. After the presentation of the will, a Mary Lou Winston unexpectedly arrives. She is a dowdy ornithologist, (or is she?), who is doing research for her masters on woodpecker preservation. She requests to spend the night at the ranch, as her campsite has been rained out. The twist! This is a love potion with a difference. Made from the bark of the Brazilian walnut tree from Amazonia, it does not affect the person who drinks it. Rather, this powerful aphrodisiac causes them to give off an almost imperceptible odor, which affects the vomeronasal organ of the opposite sex, with devastating effect. The scam…or is it? Can it really work? It has the potential to be worth billions. Before long everyone is testing it with hilarious results. The audience, at first convinced that it works, is then persuaded it doesn’t, and is finally left in doubt about both theories. -Why does Melody keep kissing Jarvis? (Is it the love potion?) -Michael, the inveterate lecher, is in constant pursuit of Melody (Maybe it’s not the love potion.) -Michael, incredibly, is attracted to the dowdy Mary Lou. (Is it the love potion?) -Patrice appears to have a secret tryst with the family lawyer Mr. Oakfield. (Maybe it’s not the love potion.) -Mary Lou, who has never even had a boyfriend, has the “hots” for Jarvis. (Is it the love potion?) -Why is Tammy-Jo Harper in relentless pursuit of Jarvis? (It can’t be the love potion.) If you think the audience is confused at this point, you’re right! It’s intentional and they love it! The con! Michael and Patrice connive to acquire the rights to the love potion from Jarvis, by trading his shares for the forty million dollar ranch. PATRICE: We’d like you, just for a short while to act as though Jarvis was absolutely irresistible to you. Can you do it? TAMMY-JO: Piece of cake! Men are all easy. MICHAEL: What do you mean men are all easy? TAMMY-JO: Well, when you unzip their pants, their brains fall out. MICHAEL: That’s not fair. TAMMY-JO: Listen, women may want a reason to have sex, but men just need a place. Anyway, don’t tell me men have never used sex to get what they want. MICHAEL: How can we possible use sex to get what we want? Sex is what we want. The Sting… yes, just like the movie… This is a Michael Parker play. Only in the last 30 seconds of the play is the surprising truth revealed to the audience. |
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