2025 play Recipe for Disaster or Camilla's Culinary Quandary
Season 57
Recipe for Disaster or Camilla's Culinary Quandary
Written by Cindy Robnett & Edna Cotner
Directed by Nancy Wilson & Kendall Roberts
Olios Directed by Stephanie Kreutzer & Chloe Stevenson
Synopsis: The dastardly villain Leopold Lecher comes to Coquelle City in search of the lost Sixes gold. It is traced to the basement of the Lorenz Dry Goods Store, where the lovely Camilla has caught his eye. Will the handsome young dentist be able to foil the plot at the Coquelle City Cotillion Ball? Or will Mayhem ensue?
About The Theatre:
From the early 1800’s until the 1920’s, a kind of theater evolved that had never been seen before. It did not fit the classic definitions of either drama or comedy, and some enterprising critic coined the word “melodrama” as a description of this new kind of theatre. A perfect blend of music (melody) and drama.
On any given Saturday night (two Friday night show and four Sunday matinee) in Coquille between Memorial Day and Labor Day, you can experience a trip down memory lane by attending the Sawdust Theatre. The performers refer to themselves as Sawdusters.
Sawdusters, all volunteers, come from many walks of life; teachers, lawyers, homemakers, merchants, and many others comprise the casts and crews. The pleasure of working together and performing for an audience is payment enough for their time and effort. These otherwise sane people practice for months memorizing scripts and rehearsing songs and dance steps for the summer-long performances.
Each play character is double cast so all summer long a variety of combinations perform. Each olio performer must master every part of every olio act. The play and olio casts, the audience and the chemistry between them, makes each show a new experience.
An all-consuming fire on July 19, 1994 destroyed the 28-year home of the Sawdust Theatre. Through fund-raisers, civic and corporate donations, as well as uncounted professional and volunteer hours, we built our beautiful new Sawdust Theatre, opening in the 2000 season.
The Sawdust Theatre has been visited by governors, senators, and people from all over the world. Audience participation (Boo, Hiss, Ahh) is what makes the theatre unique and contributes to making it one of the finest and oldest melodrama traditions in the western United States.
Once you have been here you will want to come back again and again!
Summer 2025 shows:
Coquille Rotary Champagne Benefit Show --Friday June 6th, at7pm (Champagne Benefit Show by the ROTARY - Tickets purchased directly from the Rotary.)
Saturday June 7th, at7pm
Saturday June 14th, at7pm
Saturday June 21st, at7pm
Sunday June 22nd, at2pm
Saturday June 28th, at7pm
Saturday July 5th, at7pm
Saturday July 12th, at7pm
Sunday July 13th at2pm
Saturday July 19th, at7pm
Sunday July 20th, at2pm
Saturday July 26th, at7pm
Friday August 1st, at7pm
Saturday August 2nd, at7pm
Saturday August 9th, at7pm
Sunday August 10th, at2pm
Saturday August 16th, at7pm
Saturday August 23rd, at7pm
Closing Weekend Friday August 29th, at7pm
Closing Night Saturday August 30th, at7pm
Ticket price: $10!
*Online ticket + service charge*
Tickets can be purchased at:
Sawdusttheatre.com, or call 5413964563
OR
River Cities Realty, INC. 135 E. 2nd ST., Coquille 5413965516
Or at the door *subject to availability*
Sawdust Theatre, North Adams Street, Coquille, OR, USA
Experience Theatre Project,18850 Southwest Alexander Street, Aloha, OR 97006, USA
