[NEohioPAL] "To Kill a Mockingbird" opens at Weathervane Playhouse

[Fred Gloor via NEohioPAL]

Media Contact:
Melanie Pepe
Artistic Director
Weathervane Playhouse
330.836.2626 ext 17
mycp at weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:mycp at weathervaneplayhouse.com>


Weathervane Playhouse presents "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Harper Lee's classic story is both timeless and timely.

AKRON, OH - Weathervane Playhouse presents To Kill a Mockingbird, Christopher Sergel's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel of lost innocence and found courage. Directed by local professional director Jimmie Woody, To Kill a Mockingbird makes its way to the Weathervane stage February 23 through March 12, 2017.  Performances are February 23, March 1 and 7 at 10:00 a.m., February 24, 25, 26, March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11 at 7:30 p.m., and February 26, March 5, and 12 at 2:30 pm.

About the Play: In 1960, author Harper Lee published what was to become one of the most influential novels in American history, To Kill a Mockingbird. When it was first published she was told not to expect it to sell more than a couple thousand copies. It quickly became a sensation, and now, over fifty years later, it has never been out of print, has sold over thirty million copies and has been translated into forty languages (Harper Collins, 2008). It also received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961, among other awards garnered over the years.
Set in Depression-era Alabama, Scout, a young girl in a quiet southern town, is about to experience dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life. She and brother, Jem, are being raised by their widower father, Atticus, and by their strong-minded housekeeper named Calpurnia. From the start, there's a rumble of thunder just under the calm surface that only gets louder once Atticus decides to defend a young man against the charges of a crime he didn't commit.
Director Jimmie Woody says of the play, "This classic work's most compelling lesson is taught to us through the eyes of children discovering a world that can be unjust. We find strength in our own convictions when we reflect on Atticus's words: 'The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.'"
For interviews, cast photos, or more information contact Melanie Pepe at 330-836-2626. Ext 17 or mycp at weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:mycp at weathervaneplayhouse.com>

The cast and crew of To Kill a Mockingbird include:


THE CAST


JEAN LOUIS (SCOUT) FINCH
Ella Stec

JEREMY FINCH (JEM)
Jackson Bird

ATTICUS FINCH
Dennis Runkle

CALPURNIA
Reva Golden

MAUDIE ATKINSON
Harriet DeVeto

STEPHANIE CRAWFORD
Laura Niehaus

MRS. DUBOSE
Mary Myers

ARTHUR (BOO) RADLEY/NATHAN RADLEY
Bryson Lambes

CHARLES BAKER (DILL) HARRIS
Stanley Niekamp

HECK TATE
Roland Moore

JUDGE TAYLOR
Russel Siegel

REVEREND SYKES
EulaBill Roberts

MAYELLA EWELL
Emmy Cohen

BOB EWELL
Neil Cohen

WALTER CUNNINGHAM
Mark Conneely

MR. GILMER
Scott K. Davis

TOM ROBINSON
John Sturdivant

CLERK/MR. LEE
David Wertman

WALTER CUNNINGHAM JR.
Casey Ha

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR
Jimmie Woody

SCENIC CO-DESIGNER
Chelby Benson

SCENIC CO-DESIGNER
Dawn Sniadak-Yamokoski

LIGHTING/SOUND DESIGNER
Kevin Rutan

COSTUME DESIGNER
Loren "Coco" Mayer

PROPERTIES CO-DESIGNER
April Helms

PROPERTIES CO-DESIGNER
Jared Sparks

STAGE MANAGER
Patti Alderson

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Logan Chapman

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Richard Morris, Jr.

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Kathy Kohl

MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Kellie Rossini

COSTUME SHOP MANAGER
Jasen J. Smith


Weathervane Playhouse provides high-quality live theater with volunteer artists, designers, and technicians under professional direction, delivers education and training in theater arts and appreciation, and engages and entertains its audience to enrich the quality of life in Northeast Ohio.
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Weathervane Playhouse's 2016-2017 Season Support Provided by:

AARP
Akron Community Foundation
Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
GAR Foundation
Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee)
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC
The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation
Millennial Group
Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine
Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine
Ohio Arts Council
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
WKSU 89.7 FM


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