Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center Hosts An Evening with Ron Harris 3/25
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Merrimack Hall presents An Evening with Ron Harris on Friday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.
An Evening with Ron Harris is an intimate look at his youth and coming-of-age in rural Alabama. In his own words, this hodgepodgeny of stories is, "a conversation with myself. It's a pleasure to have you in the room listening."Ron Harris retired after a 40-year career as an educator, including 20 years as director of Lee High's Drama Magnet Program. Ron received his B.S. in Biology from the University of Montevallo, and master's degrees from the University of Georgia (Biology) and University of Montevallo (Speech/Theatre). Ron received the 2000 Marion Gallaway Lifetime Achievement Award for Alabama Theatre, the 2006 Huntsville Volunteer of the Year Award, and the 2008 Virginia Hammill Simms Award. He has won numerous awards for his costume and set designs, and as a director his productions have been awarded state, regional and national high school theatre awards. Ron adapted his original play, Like Moles, Like Rats, for the screen, with the full-length film released under the title Twenty Years After. Ron is most proud of Upon Their Shoulders: The Merrimack Story, which he researched, wrote, directed and designed for his mentors Debra and Alan Jenkins of Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center. DetailsTickets: $15.00 Ron's memoir, Mr. Boy, will be available for purchase with the author's autograph for $15.00.
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