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Pleasure Never Lies world premiere musical PURE Theatre

Zelda in the Backyard

by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
July 24–August 16, 2025
Preseason Summer Slam
Directed by Miles Boinest*
Starring Camille Lowman*

In this funny, big-hearted new play, a wrecked Rolls-Royce named Zelda sends Libby on an unforgettable journey through family secrets, Alabama roots, and the messy road to forgiveness.

When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father left behind. In honor of her Alabama roots, she names the car after Zelda Fitzgerald. A little broken herself, Libby finds herself with a new understanding of marriage and family. Based on the real-life experiences of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Zelda in the Backyard is a story of love and loss, and all the roads in between.

MILES BOINEST* (DIRECTOR) is a theatre artist from Charleston, SC. He is the company stage manager and a resident designer at PURE Theatre and has been a proud company member since 2014. Select credits include THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, THE CHINESE LADY, COMPULSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND, CLYDE’S, MLIMA’S TALE, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, THE AGITATORS, TRUE WEST, FOOL FOR LOVE, IF I FORGET, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, CONSTELLATIONS, FAILURE: A LOVE STORY, BAD JEWS, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, MARIE ANTOINETTE, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, SLOWGIRL, and VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. World premieres at PURE: ATWATER, SEPTIMA, A HIDDEN LIFE, HONORIA QUIETLY DRAWING STRENGTH FROM HER TRUTH, LAST RITES, STAGES, A SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS EVENT, and FOLLY BEACH.
* PURE Resident Designer

CAMILLE LOWMAN* (LIBBY) has been a member of PURE’s Core ensemble since Season 12, appearing in MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B, ATWATER, COMPUSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND, A HIDDEN LIFE, LITTLE GEM, FOOL FOR LOVE, THIS RANDOM WORLD, THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE, FAILURE: A LOVE STORY, CONSTELLATIONS, and MARIE ANTOINETTE. She has appeared in Threshold Theater’s productions of FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE and HAND TO GOD. She can be seen in Shovels & Rope The Movie for celebrated Charleston-based musicians Shovels & Rope. Camille graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Spanish. She later studied improvisational comedy with Greg Tavares and Brandy Sullivan at Theatre 99 before moving to Chicago to continue studying and performing at iO and The Second City Theatres. She then relocated to Brooklyn and graduated from Atlantic Acting Conservatory, an NYU Tisch studio affiliate. While in NYC, she worked with TBS sitcom ARE WE THERE YET? as an episode reader, stand-in, and appeared in various episodes. She is a company member at Theatre 99 and can currently be seen performing in Daddy’s Girl, Mary Kay Has A Posse (Charleston’s only all-female improv comedy ensemble), as well as performing original material at RIP CITY, A COMEDY SHOW.
* PURE Core Ensemble

Up Close & Personal

Our General Admission – On Stage seats for Zelda in the Backyard put you right in the heart of the action—literally! These seats are on the floor in front of the risers and are part of the playing space.

You’ll be up close and personal with the magic of the performance. It’s the ultimate way to experience the show—bold, immersive, and unforgettable.

Snag a spot and step into the story.

SEASON SPONSORS
The Rodney B. & Marjorie S. Fink Foundation
Connie & Richard Hayes
Lee Bell & Fotios Pantazis

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS
Chalmers Foundation
Lee Bell & Fotios Pantazis

PAY WHAT YOU WILL SPONSOR
Judith & David Miller

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