‘Still Life with Iris’ plays through May 14

Performances are being held at the Driftwood Playhouse every weekend, ending with a Sunday matinee.

By The Daily World • April 26, 2017 10:00 pm
From left: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson), Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury) in the Great Room on Great Island. (Courtesy Keith Kruger)
From left: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson), Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury) in the Great Room on Great Island. (Courtesy Keith Kruger)

The Driftwood Players in Aberdeen are presenting “Still Life with Iris” through May 14.

The play, written by Steven Dietz and directed by Alex Eddy, is a fantasy in two acts for all ages. Performances are being held at the Driftwood Playhouse in Aberdeen every Friday and Saturday through May 13, culminating with one Sunday matinee May 14.

Iris lives with her mom in the land of Nocturno, a magical place where the workers make, by night, all of the things we see in the world by day. In Nocturno, memories do not reside in people’s minds, but are kept in their coats (called Past Coats).

The rulers of Nocturno are determined to have the best of everything on their island, so they take Iris away from her home to make her their daughter. To ease the pain of this separation, they remove her Past Coat, leaving her with no memory of her home or family.

Iris is left with a single button from her coat. Using it as a clue, she and her newfound friends search for home.

Tickets are $15. Rush tickets are available for $10 the night of each performance with student ID.

Above: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson, left) and and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury, right) tell Iris (Chaela Watkins) about her new life in their castle. Below: From left, Iris (Chaela Watkins), Hazel (Emma Dorsch) and Elmer (Amelia Moore) play in the rain.

Above: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson, left) and and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury, right) tell Iris (Chaela Watkins) about her new life in their castle. Below: From left, Iris (Chaela Watkins), Hazel (Emma Dorsch) and Elmer (Amelia Moore) play in the rain.

From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Annabel Lee (Rebecca Meacham) get to know each other.

From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Annabel Lee (Rebecca Meacham) get to know each other.

Photos courtesy Keith Krueger From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins), Miss Overlook (Keola Holt), Mr. Matternot (Ian Dorsch) and the Memory Mender (Jeff Ryser) in the land of Nocturno.

Photos courtesy Keith Krueger From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins), Miss Overlook (Keola Holt), Mr. Matternot (Ian Dorsch) and the Memory Mender (Jeff Ryser) in the land of Nocturno.

From left: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson), Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury) in the Great Room on Great Island. (Courtesy Keith Kruger)

From left: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson), Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury) in the Great Room on Great Island. (Courtesy Keith Kruger)

Above: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson, left) and and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury, right) tell Iris (Chaela Watkins) about her new life in their castle. Below: From left, Iris (Chaela Watkins), Hazel (Emma Dorsch) and Elmer (Amelia Moore) play in the rain.

Above: Grotto Good (Casey Bronson, left) and and Gretta Good (Julayne Fleury, right) tell Iris (Chaela Watkins) about her new life in their castle. Below: From left, Iris (Chaela Watkins), Hazel (Emma Dorsch) and Elmer (Amelia Moore) play in the rain.

From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Annabel Lee (Rebecca Meacham) get to know each other.

From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins) and Annabel Lee (Rebecca Meacham) get to know each other.

Photos courtesy Keith Krueger From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins), Miss Overlook (Keola Holt), Mr. Matternot (Ian Dorsch) and the Memory Mender (Jeff Ryser) in the land of Nocturno.

Photos courtesy Keith Krueger From left: Iris (Chaela Watkins), Miss Overlook (Keola Holt), Mr. Matternot (Ian Dorsch) and the Memory Mender (Jeff Ryser) in the land of Nocturno.