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 A woman looks for a new husband who will be a stepfather for her son. Enter the Three Coconuts.
Ready for some laughs? It’s time to meet Three Coconuts.
This play is suggested by an actual incident.
The setting is Chicago, 1968, during the Democratic National Convention. Downtown, cops are fighting demonstrators in the streets. Meanwhile, in the Albany Park neighborhood, Ida Blumenthal is preparing for sabbath dinner.
Ida’s husband is long-gone. So, Ida, looking for a new husband for herself and, most importantly, a new father for her young son Sammy, has taken out an ad in the Jewish newspaper, the Forward.
She has invited three gentlemen to her first-floor apartment for her home-cooked Shabbat dinner. Three candidates arrive. Her brother, Irving, noting their eccentricities, dubs them Three Coconuts.
Meanwhile, Ida’s second-story neighbor, Maury, has been operating a bordello on his premises.
When the local constabulary come calling, Ida, Sammy, and the Three Coconuts risk being swept up in the vice cops’ dragnet.
It was just supposed to be Shabbat dinner. What could possibly go wrong?
The cast includes Jill Remez, Zachary Nemes, Shelly Kurtz, Sean Michael Williams, Joelle Tshudy, Skip Pipo, Warren Davis, Kevin Dulude, Kyle D. Ochs, Dennis Delsing, and Patrick Martinsen.
Howard Teichman and Steven G. Simon are the playwrights and directors. The two previously collaborated on the script of the acclaimed World War II drama Fugu. Teichman is the longtime Artistic Director of West Coast Jewish Theatre. He has produced and directed many plays for the non-profit organization, among them The Whipping Man, I’m Not Rappoport, Fugu, Broadway Bound, The Immigrant: The Musical, The God of Isaac, and much more.
Steven G. Simon’s other plays include Wilding, Back Bar, and Kindred Spirits. He is also an actor. He is a graduate of Syracuse University.
Associate producer/sound designer: Bill Froggatt. Set design: Jeff G. Rack. Lighting design: Ellen Monocrousses. Costume design: Sara C. Ice. Wigs: Judi Lewin. Stage manager: Siena Ashton.
Presenter / Producer: West Coast Jewish Theatre and City of Beverly Hills
Listed Categories
Theater > Theatrical Comedy
Event Phone: 323-851-2449
Venue
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincioln Blvd.
Santa Monica CA 90403
Regions:
LA - Hollywood / Westside
Performance Dates: 2/1/2026 - 3/29/2026
Sunday, 02/01/2026
Friday, 02/06/2026
Saturday, 02/07/2026
Friday, 02/13/2026
Saturday, 02/14/2026
Sunday, 02/15/2026
Friday, 02/20/2026
Saturday, 02/21/2026
Sunday, 02/22/2026
Friday, 02/27/2026
Saturday, 02/28/2026
Sunday, 03/01/2026
Friday, 03/06/2026
Saturday, 03/07/2026
Sunday, 03/08/2026
Friday, 03/13/2026
Saturday, 03/14/2026
Sunday, 03/15/2026
Friday, 03/20/2026
Saturday, 03/21/2026
Sunday, 03/22/2026
Friday, 03/27/2026
Saturday, 03/28/2026
Sunday, 03/29/2026
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Performance Times
Fri. and Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2.
Ticket Information:
$40. Seniors and Santa Monica residents $35.
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