Classical Story Of Courage Comes To Ross Jem, Layne


ROSS, CA. ~ Who hasn’t heard of To Kill a Mockingbird? Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, published in 1960, was an instant success and has become a classic in American lit- erature.


story of moral courage and family love also has


whole family to see the Ross Valley Players present the play version by Christopher Sergel. Set in a small town in Alabama in the mid-1930s, the tales portrays the racial and family relations still reso- nating in today’s America. Directed by James Dunn To Kill a


of Larkspur,


Mockingbird showcases the relationship between Atticus Finch and his children Scout


Bring the The


acclaim as a movie and of course on the stage.


received


and Jem. The primary role of young Scout has been double cast with two young ingénues performing on alternate nights. Brigid O”Brien of Novato


Price of San Rafael as Atticus Finch, Gerrit deBlauuw of San Rafael as


is 10-years-old and has per- formed in Oliver, the Sound of Music and Grease. Katrina Horsey, 12, of Novato, is mak- ing her Ross Valley Players debut. Her credits include a workshop


Born and Raised at Berkeley Playhouse and roles in a youth production of Quilters. Other lead roles include: Steve


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14 • November 2011 • UPBEAT TIMES production of Sumi Rafael,


Tiburon, Mark Toepfer of Novato,


San Rafael, Melissa Bailey of San Francisco, Wendell Wilson of San Rafael, Jeffrey Taylor of Mill Valley, Newton Harband of San Rafael and Mark Toepfer of Novato. Performances will be Nov. 11


Frederick Lein of


Narendran of San Anne Ripley of


(grown up Scout), Alex Ross of San Rafael as Judge Taylor, Ray Martin of San Anselmo as Heck Tate, and Wood Lockhart of Sausalito as Mr. Gilmer. Other cast includes: Tom Hudgens of Fairfax,


Louise


Ulrich of San Anselmo as Dill, Mary Ann Rodgers of San Francisco as Jean


through Dec. 11with Thursday performances at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m.; and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Cost is $25 for general admission with senior (62 and above) and youth (18 and under) tickets at $20 and Thursday shows $17 for every- one. A special “pay what you will” preview performance is set for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., allowing everyone to afford a night at the theater. There will be no performance on Thanksgiving.


ticipate and “talk back” with the director and some of the actors after the performances on? A Buzz at the Barn with a finger food reception for audi- ence members will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.


All shows are at the Ross


Valley Players Barn Theatre at the Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. For tickets, call 415-456-9555 or go to


www.rossvalleyplayers.com What is it? The audience can par-


home." The sister arrives at the man's ranch, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office, and says, "I want to send a telegram telling my sister that I've bought a bull and I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home." The tele- graph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, "It's just $.99 a word." Well, after paying for the bull, she had only $1 left. She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word. After think- ing for a few minutes, she says, "I want you to send her the word


'comfortable'." The tele- graph operator shakes his head. "How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her the word, 'comfortable'?"


We see faces everywhere! This one was spotted in Larkfield, CA. Photographer Jon Russo took this on a bright sunny afternoon in October.


The sister explains, "My sis- ter's reads very slow. The word's big. She'll read it as: com - for - da - bul."


The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. ~Aristotle


in Abilene and decide the older sister will drive out to check out the animal. Upon leaving, she tells her sister, "When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it


Two sisters inherit the fam- ily ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock. They hear about a bull for sale


JOKE # 7 Pg 14


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