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Calandra Theatre
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CARL HIAASEN'S 'LUCKY YOU' |
 Bode Escapes Derek Millman as Bodean Gazzer in 2006 Key West premiere of CARL HIAASEN’S LUCKY YOU by Francis Matthews and Denis Calandra. | 'Lucky You' tells the story of an African American woman by the name of JoLayne Lucks who wins the Florida lottery. She is a veterinarian who lives in a fictional central Florida town which is known for its 'pilgrim industry' of weeping madonnas, apostolic cooters, road stain Jesuses, etc. The winning numbers have also been chosen by two sinister clowns from south Florida, Chub and Bode, who form a militia and are convinced that there is a NATO commie force amassing in the Bahamas to join with the US government to strip the white man of his birthright. The fact that JoLayne is 'stealing' half of their lottery money only convinces them of the conspiracy. They beat her and steal her ticket. The mad farcical plot has Jo Layne joining up with a reporter named Tom Krome to pursue the bad guys and reclaim her winning ticket. After high adventure and much in the way of loony doings by assorted other Florida eccentrics, JoLayne and Tom recover the ticket and she purchases a tract of land to prevent it from being turned into a mall. Music, clowning, serious ideas: a good time. |
All characters are played by 9 actors.
Actor # 1: Jo Layne Lucks, African American veterinarian.
Actor # 2: Tom Krome, slightly cynical journalist. Develops relationship with JoLayne.
Actor # 3: Bodean Gazzer (Bode), White Supremacist wannabe; AND Assistant Deputy Editor Sinclair who becomes TURTLE BOY.
Actor # 4: Onus Gillespie (Chub), Disaffected southerner and small time crook; AND Arthur Batenkill, pompous philandering Judge.
Actor # 5: Shiner, sullen dropout teenager recruited by Bode; AND Champ, Judge Batenkill’s ambitious clerk.
Actor # 6: Demencio, small town bunco artist specializing in religious ‘miracles’; AND Moffit, government ATF agent and friend of Jo Layne.
Actor # 7: Trish, married and devoted to Demencio and his ‘work’; AND Katie Batenkill, wife of Judge Batenkill and mistress of Tom Krome.
Actor # 8: Amber, a gorgeous and very smart Hooter’s girl.
Actor # 9: Mary Andrea Finley, Krome’s wife who refuses to divorce; AND Shiner’s Ma, a noisy religious freak and competition for Demencio.
Other small parts, choruses, and songs are performed by these nine actors.
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