In Watermelon Sugar

Directed By Laurie O'Brien and based on the 1968 novel by Richard Brautigan.

SCENIC DESIGNER Kit Stolen
SET CONSTRUCTION AND LIGHTING DESIGN: Roz Fulton

It is a surreal tale of a small community organized around a central gathering house which is named "iDEATH". In this environment, many things are made of watermelon sugar — the inhabitants also use pine wood and stone for building material. The landscape of the novel is always changing. Each day has a different colored sun which creates different colored watermelons, and the central building also changes frequently.



An un-named narrator takes us on a wayward journey into the post
apocalyptic village called iDeath. The story unfolds when inBOIL, an alcoholic
Pinocchio who pumps fuel into the idealistic world of iDEATH, takes revenge on
the village. Meanwhile, Margaret and the Tigers haunt the narrator’s peaceful
existence.

This story was written in 1968 by Richard Brautigan. He was a literary idol
of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. His reference to iDeath predates iLife and iPods by
three decades. Richard Brautigan’s life ended in suicide.