MAY 10 – MAY 20, 2012
To Kill A Mockingbird
By Christopher Sergel
The El Segundo Playhouse continues its inaugural season presenting
To Kill a Mockingbird by Christopher Sergel
from May 10 through May 20, 2012
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 P.M.
with Sunday matinees at 2 P.M.
Performances are presented at the beautifully appointed
850-seat El Segundo Performing Arts Center,
located at 640 Main Street in downtown El Segundo, CA 90245.
The production is directed by Douglas Bilitch,
produced by James A. Blackman III and Ricki McKissock
by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.
To Kill a Mockingbird is based on Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize
winning novel of the same name, loosely based on personal observations
of her own family and neighbors, as well as an event that occurred near
her hometown when she was 10 years old. Renowned for its warmth and
humor despite dealing with serious social issues, it tells the story of Scout,
a young girl in a quiet southern town, who is about to experience the
dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life.
Scout and her brother Jem are being raised by their widower father
Atticus and a strong-minded housekeeper Calpurnia.
Wide-eyed Scout is fascinated with the people of her small
Southern town, but from the start there's a rumble of thunder
just under the calm surface of life here.
Her father has agreed to defend a black man accused of raping a young
white woman and faces overwhelming pressure not to perform his duty
to his client. Atticus prepares Scout for the trouble to come, telling her,
"We're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter
things get, they're still our friends."
Atticus goes on to fight his legal battle based on his commitment
to truth and equality – and in the process,
Jem and Scout learn the power of tolerance, courage and justice.
Featured in the cast are Greg Abbott, Harold Dershimer, Adam Ferguson,
Brendan Ferrell, Drew Fitzsimmons, Logan Hannig, Irene Georgerian,
Rocky Miller, Emma Parkinson, Katherina Prenovost, Jason Thomas,
Joe West, and Marcus Wynn.
Tickets are $50 for Thursday and Friday
and $60 for Saturday and Sunday
and are available by calling (310) 372-4477
or at the box office one hour prior to performance.
Group tickets are available by calling (210) 372-4477
in advance of performance date.
The El Segundo Playhouse is a charitable arts organization 501(c)(3)
created by the same people who brought you the Civic Light Opera
of South Bay Cities.
The group is dedicated to the preservation
and presentation of professional performing arts programming
and education throughout Southern California.
