A space-capade at the Arcata Playhouse
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The performance begins with a great introduction by the “Intergalactic Blue Lake Choir” (Blue Lake choir members outfitted in wonderful costumes). -
Lady Momma Alicia Star (James Peck) sets the plot up for the audience: Across the planetary systems, The Sheriff of Not-again is getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. -
Lady Momma Alicia Star (James Peck) berates her son Robin Hood (Alex Blouin) career choices (selling an asteroid cream named Preperation Space). -
What’shisname (Benjamin Shaeffer) listens to the Sheriff of Not Again (David Powell) complain about Robin Hood stealing his Star Bucks and giving them to the poor. -
Bandemonium was one of the special guest performances interspersed throughout the plot this evening (the performers rotate by night). -
Robin Hood and Little John capture two security guards (Jackie Dandeneau and James Peck) who were carrying a crate of $tarBucks. -
Security guards are visited by the Philosopher Comet (Benjamin Shaeffer) who helps persuade the reluctant security guards to help Robin Hood. -
And the plot gets thicker, as the first encounter between Robin Hood and Maid Martian (Sarah Peters), the famous intergalactic tambourinist, results in romantic sparks flying. -
But the evil Sheriff of Not Again has his eyes on Maid Martian. Her musician father (Jeff Kelly) defends his daughter against the Sheriff’s wishes until the Sheriff makes him choose betwen his daughter or his beloved custom-made guitar. -
Not knowing of her Robin Hood’s love for Maid Martian, Lady Momma Alicia Star is honored to be invited to the Sheriff’s wedding and begins to share the holiday spirit with gifts to the choir. -
Maid Martian escapes the Sheriff’s rocket ship into space where she encounters the Binarians (Halla Kramer and Vela Battle) who have the special power to transport swiftly through the galaxy. -
But the Sheriff of Not Again pursues Maid Martian into space and recaptures her to proceed on to their planned wedding. -
To help Maid Martian, the Binarians then track down Robin Hood, who is suffering because of the impending marriage of his beloved Maid Martien to the Sheriff of Not Again ,and offer to transport him and Little John to rescue Maid Martian. -
The Sheriff of Not Again leads Maid Martian in chains to the altar for the marriage ceremony with the the minister (who turns out to be Little John in disguise as part of the rescue plot). -
The Philosopher Comet revisits the scene (to help wrap up the plot) and changes the evil heart of the Sheriff of Not Again and persuades him to release Maid Martian to her true love, Robin Hood. -
With the Sheriff of Not Again’s heart now open to love for others, he discovers a willing partner in Lady Momma Alicia Star.