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![]() PO Box 12483, Fort Pierce, FL 34979 * 772.465.0366 * TheatreSLCT@aol.com WELCOME TO THESAINT LUCIE COMMUNITY THEATRE´S PINEAPPLE PLAYHOUSE WEBSITE | 2007-2008 SEASON | MAP AND DIRECTIONS | TICKET INFORMATION |
Our Theatre Heritage![]() The Saint Lucie Community Theatre passed its 30th anniversary several years ago, but its roots go far beyond that, having been first conceived by our own Wilma Cowles and established in St. Lucie County in 1949 under the auspices of the Woman's Club of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County's oldest civic and cultural organization. Under that sponsorship, the organization, called The Dolphin Players, flourished for several years, performing at the Woman's Club, at Fort Pierce Elementary School, and various other locations. Eventually, expenses overtook revenue and the theatre suspended operations for a time, but after a short hiatus the hard core of would-be thespians regrouped as The Fort Pierce Little Theatre and was in business again. Rehearsing in garages, upstairs over Warren's Laundry, in the Historic Arcade Building where it survived a devastating fire, performing in Fort Pierce Central High School, where vandalisim was a problem at the time, and in Indian River Community College's Student Center on a home-made 7,000-pound portable stage, where the set had to be dismantled after each night's performance and reassembled before each show. However, the troupe never lost its spirit. In the meantime, there was an influx of new talent melding with the old--The Ferrara Family came to town, there were Mike and Helen Armstrong, Bill and Jane Braun, John and Diane Procino, the Tabors, Joanne Carlton Humphries, Pete and Claudia McDonald, Audrey Zeitz, John and Gail Luchka, and the Port Saint Lucie Players--most of them are still with us. And in 1973 we re-incorporated as Saint Lucie Community Theatre. Board Members were Fred Ferrara, John Procino, Wilma Cowles, Horty Selkin, Kathy Hammond, Rosalyn Savel, Floyd Bell, Benny Thyrant, Berniece Ribakoff and Dr. Vincent Molina.
We look forward to a successful 2007-2008 season, welcoming new friends, discovering new talent and recruiting new volunteers. Come join us and be part of our theatre family. [New Season] [Current Show] [Past Shows] [Board of Directors]Webmaster: Edward K. Werner |