Sep 13 - Oct 6

Rights attained through Samuel French

Speed The Plow
​by David Mamet

​David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow is one of several successful plays he has written about the business world. Filled with Mamet's trademark, rapid-fire dialogue, Speed-the-Plow focuses on the ruthless nature of Hollywood and the movie industry...scrambling for “the deal”… finding the right script, right director, right cast… shamelessly using high artsy ideals to further a career.

​A satire of Hollywood, a culture as corrupt as the society it claims to reflect. Charlie Fox has a terrific script for a currently hot client. Bringing the script to his friend Bobby Gould, the newly appointed Head of Production at a major studio, both see the work as their ticket to the Big Time. The star wants to do it; as they prepare their pitch to the studio boss, Bobby wagers Charlie that he can seduce the temp/secretary, Karen. Please note: Strong language may be offensive to some, intended for a mature audience.

Starring Sara Alida LeClair as Karen, Mike Martin as Bobby Gould, Jeff Hillman as Charlie Fox
​Directed by Jerry Pilato
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Special Guest Speakers
Sep 20th - Andrew Friedenberg, Cinema Society
Sep 29th - Craig Bentley, Image Works

Performance Dates: Sep 13, 14, 20, 27, 28, 29 Oct 4, 5, 6
Friday & Saturday 8:00pm/Sunday 2:30pm
Tickets: Adults $20, Mil./Sen./Stu. $17, Group $14 (8 or more)
*Open seating, doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. Please contact us for handicap accommodation

Sarah Alida LeClair (Karen): Sarah made her Point Loma Playhouse debut earlier this season as "Meredith" in "First Night". She was most recently seen as "Sally Bowles" in "Cabaret" at Coronado Playhouse's critically acclaimed production, where she has also played such iconic roles as "Morticia" in The Addams Family and "Beatrice" in Much Ado About Nothing. Sarah received a Craig Noel Award nomination for her work as "Mary Jo" in Onstage Playhouse's ensemble drama about the Vietnam War, "A Piece of My Heart", and received the NIAF Pavarotti Award for her portrayal of "The Witch" in "Into the Woods". She was the stand-in for both Amanda Naughton and Bets Malone in the roles of "Alison" and "Helen" at San Diego Repertory Theatre's production of "Fun Home" in 2018; has originated several roles for San Diego Opera's "Words and Music" Program, most notably The Fairy Godmother in "Zombie Cinderella"; and appeared at Ion Theatre as "Cathy" in "The Last Five Years" and the San Diego premiere of the ComicCon musical "Geeks" as "Kerry". Sarah holds a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance and studies acting at Cris O'Bryon studios.

Mike Martin (Bobby Gould): Mike is excited to work at the Point Loma Playhouse for the first time and to delve once again into the work of David Mamet. Recent San Diego area credits include: Sweeney Todd (Ocean Beach Playhouse), King Charles III (Coronado Playhouse), Reefer Madness (Ocean Beach Playhouse), and Dancing Lessons (Vista's Broadway Theater). He is the former Artistic Director of both The Northern California Actor's Theatre and STAGEStheatre as well as a former Board Member of the Davis Musical Theater Company and the Westminster Community Theater. He would like to thank Joelle Hanson for being the support that makes these endeavors possible.

Jeff Hillman (Charlie Fox): Jeff is excited to be returning to the Point Loma Playhouse stage. He recently appeared at San Diego Fringe Festival in "Space Force" as Sergeant Maytag. His prior credits include the title role in Bullshot Crummond" at Onstage Playhouse, Doc in Lamplighter's Community Theatre production of "Crimes of the Heart", and Herman in "Who's Afraid of Me, Myself, and Edward Albee", produced by San Diego's Enterprise Theatre and performed at New York Fringe Festival 2013. You can also catch him performing at SeaWorld as Biff in the Sea Lion and Otter show.

About the Director

Jerry Pilato - Theatre Director. ​Jerry comes from San Antonio, Texas where he was Artistic Director for The Actors Theatre of San Antonio from February 1982 to 2005. He graduated from Toul American High School in France and attended San Antonio College and the University Of The Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Locally he has directed The Foreigner, Love Sex And The IRS and Biloxi Blues at The Sunshine Brooks Theatre in Oceanside; Four Dogs And A Bone, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, Orange Flower Water and Glenn Garry Glen Ross at Compass Theatre (6th@ Penn) in San Diego; Plaza Suite, Visiting Mr. Green, Weekend Comedy and The Cemetery Club at The Broadway Theatre in Vista, at Lamplighters Theater The Hallelujah Girls, Stage Fright , The Dixie Swim Club and Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will. He has been awarded Best Director awards from the Alamo Theatre Arts Council, in San Antonio for Chicago, and When Pigs Fly (Musical), I Hate Hamlet and First Night (comedy), American Buffalo, If We Are Women and Taking Sides (drama). Artistic Director for Different Stages/San Diego he has directed : The Dixie Swim Club, The Psychic, Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom, MOMologues, Race, Last Train To Nibroc, Lone Star Laundry and Bourbon and Santaland Diaries/Season Greetings. Also for Different Stages/San Diego he has produced Somewhere In Between, Burn This, The Sea Horse, Wrinkles, American Hero and The Brothers Lipschitz.