Sept 23 – Oct 23, 2022
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
Book & Lyrics by Alfred Uhry
Music by Robert Waldman
Adapted from the novella by Eudora Welty
Directed by W. Scott Whisler
Community Night is Saturday Sept 24 – all tickets 2 for $35
Mountain Community Theater proudly presents The Robber Bridegroom – a bawdy, backwoods barn-dance and spicy gumbo of tall-tales, secret identities, and bald-faced lies. This American fairy tale is set in the mythical backwoods of 18th century Mississippi Territory, with haunting ballads, country dances, and foot-stomping fun.
Performances will be at Park Hall in Ben Lomond, 9400 Mill Street, running weekends from September 23rd through October 23rd, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sunday Matinees at 2 PM. Arrive a half hour early to join in the fun for a contra-dance lesson with the cast!
The Robber Bridegroom features a woman (Rosamund played by MCT newcomer Sophie Widman) who is “so beautiful she makes the moon overheat,” and a two-faced bandit (Jaimie Lockhart played by John Wasielewski) who can “eat half a watermelon, spit out the seeds, and recite the 23rd Psalm at the same time.” They are joined by Salome (played by MCT favorite Sarah Marsh) who is “so ugly all the frogs died of heart failure.” Also featured is Big Harp who is “so mean and nasty that he refused to die even after they cut off his head.” Throw in a rumor about a beautiful girl wandering naked in the woods, and all hell breaks loose.
The Robber Bridegroom’s unique story-telling style earned Alfred Uhry his first Tony Award nomination (Best Book for a Musical) before he went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Robert Waldman’s score sounds like no other musical you’ve ever heard, weaving original songs with more than a dozen traditional Bluegrass tunes to make a misty, lyrical tapestry featuring Santa Cruz County’s finest fiddle, guitar, banjo, and bass ensemble made up of Banjer Dan, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
Not recommended for children.
Season Subscriber tickets are available now. Ticket Sales are open to the public on September 9, available at brownpapertickets.com.
MCT Presents The CZU Fire In Their Own Words
The CZU Fire In Their Own Words – Fighting Fires, Losing Homes, and Rebuilding Community is a new powerful and moving 90-minute film produced by Mountain Community Theater, created by Peter Gelblum.
In the spring of 2021, in response to the August 2020 CZU Fires, we interviewed people who fought the fires and people who lost their homes about their experiences, which many of us shared – evacuating, losing homes and possessions to the fire, and getting support from the community. Using only the words from those interviews, we created a script, cast actors to play the interviewees, and used both the characters’ family photographs and images donated by several generous local photographers to create this film. The film is a document of that extraordinary time and a gift from MCT to the community.
We hope you’ll join us and other community members at an upcoming screening. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds will go to the local volunteer fire departments and the Community Foundation’s Fire Recovery Fund. The director and others associated with the film will be there to answer questions. Masks are highly recommended at all screenings.
Currently scheduled screenings are listed below. Additional screenings will be announced as they are scheduled.
October 13, 5 pm, Felton Library, 6121 Gushee St., Felton
MCT’s Ghost Light Theater Presents A Tribute to Sadako Sasaki
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, MCT’s Ghost Light Theater presents A Tribute to Sadako Sasaki. Sadako Sasaki survived the bomb at age 2, only to succumb to radiation-related leukemia at age 12. She is known throughout Japan, and now you will know her, too.
For more information:
https://www.origami-resource-center.com/sadako.html
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-story-of-sadako-sasaki.htm
https://origami.me/crane
