Harrisburg Shakespeare Company will kick off its 2012-2013 Mainstage Season with Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Adapted by Christopher Sergel which will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 27 – November 18 at Gamut Classic Theatre, located on the Third Floor of Strawberry Square, Downtown Harrisburg.
One of the greatest American novels, Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD tells the story of Jean-Louise "Scout" Finch, a nine-year-old tomboy growing up in a sleepy town in southern Alabama during the 1930s. As Scout, her older brother Jem, and their friend Dill spend their days trying to unravel the secrets of the mysterious neighborhood recluse "Boo" Radley, Scout's father, a respected lawyer named Atticus, is preparing for a trial that will shake the community. This beloved coming-of-age story has lost none of its significance as a stage play, and examines the ugliness of persecution, the power of compassion, and the courage that it takes to consider things from someone else's point of view – to "climb into his skin and walk around in it."TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD will be directed by Dan Burke, who recently directed HSC's spring production of ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD. Dan previously played the role of "Boo Radley" in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and is now looking forward to taking on a different role and the challenges that come with it. "The challenges that this play presents are like none other; working with an age range of actors from 7 to 70+ years old, tackling subject matter that is very sensitive on many different levels, and approaching these matters in such a way to make it a comfortable working environment for the actors are challenges that I look forward to," says Burke.Videos