By Christine Meinecke

Winner of the 4th Annual Iowa Playwrights Workshop

Directed by Maranda Turner

Workshop directed by Josh Visnapuu 

Performances:

January 15th-30th, 2010 @ 7:30 PM

 Cast:

Caroline:  Jeanette Bodermann
Nancy:  Barbara Wagner
Eva:  Jolene Rice
Ronnie:  John Spinks
Larry:  Bob Baskerville
Martin:  Jason Rainwater
Drake:  Jordan Jepson

Synopsis
Flutter the Dovecotes – an old English saying that means “causing a stir in a quiet setting” – takes a comedic look inside the staff lounge of a psychiatry office. Schemes, temper tantrums, and narcissistic delusions give rise to one selfless act.

About the Playwright…
Christine Meinecke is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Des Moines. She completed her doctorate at the University of Kansas and her postdoctoral fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Meinecke’s publications include articles for professional journals and a nonfiction book, Everybody Marries the Wrong Person, to be released July 2010. She has written three full-length plays, two of which were selected for public readings at The Des Moines Playhouse.

Promotional Photos:

(L-R) Eva (Jolene Rice) and Nancy (Barbara Wagner) struggle to control each other and those around them.

The cast of Flutter the Dovecotes (clockwise, from left): Jeanette Bodermann, Bob Baskerville, John Spinks, Jason Rainwater, Jolene Rice and Barbara Wagner.

(L-R) Martin (Jason Rainwater), Caroline (Jeanette Bodermann) and Larry (Bob Baskerville) are the three psychiatrists at the center of Flutter the Dovecotes.