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Bright Ideas
 

written by Eric Coble
directed by Shirley Marlett
presented July 27-August 12, 2007

Bright Ideas features Genevra and Joshua Bradley who are hyper-doting parents of a three-year-old, Mac.  The Bradleys are anxious parents who strive to give their bundle of joy the best of everything, usually with the best of intentions.

Bright Ideas Early Childhood Development Academy is the best pre-school.  Its waiting list is so long that hours after the delivery, Mac was enrolled there.  Mac is now 3 and is first in line to get in. Just how far are the Bradleys willing to step over the line to get their son into Bright Ideas before he turns 4?  In this dark comedy, that line is just a fatal plate of pesto away from blissful parenting success:  The Right Pre-School!

 Bright Ideas featured an ensemble cast that played multiple roles. Rachel McGinnis, recently seen at the Playhouse as daughter Elizabeth in Divorce Southern Style, played the role of Genevra. Rachel is a graduate of the theater program at Northwestern University and a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild. Husband Josh was played by Chris Higgins, who portrayed Thomas Jefferson in the Playhouse’s recent show 1776. Whitney Marlett Mollahan played Denise, the drama specialist and administrator at Bright Ideas. Whitney appeared in the Players’ production of Season’s Greetings, and directed Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks last year.

Perry Redden played a father, an airline steward; and a coach. Perry is a musician, singer and short skits performer. The parts of two mothers, an enunciation specialist, and a Bright Ideas teacher were played by Ashley Rhodes, a theater major at Texas State University. Trisha Teig took on the roles of a teacher, two other mothers, the assistant to Genevra’s boss, and Bix, the Blast-a-Thon Beaver. Trisha has a BA in Theater from McMurry University in Abilene.

Shirley Marlett, director, is well-known to Wimberley Players theater goers. She was most recently seen in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, and has also appeared in Butterflies are Free, Lettice and Lovage, and The Drunkard. She has directed many plays for the Players and has served twice as president of the Players’ board. Payton Lawrence, assistant director, has Broadway experience and has worn many hats in Players’ productions. Producer of Bright Ideas is Nancy Marlett, a newcomer to the Players scene.