Bay Street Adds Show For TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Bay Street Theatre's Literature Live presentation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD has been receiving praise from audiences and critics. The live professional production runs now through November 26. Bay Street is pleased to announce that due to the popularity of the show, an additional matinee has been added for Thanksgiving Weekend! Tickets are on sale now for November 26 at 2 pm. Tickets are also available for the other remaining public performances on November 18, 25 and 26 at 7 pm.

The production is directed by Murphy Davis and is geared toward students that read the novel as part of their curriculum in school. For remaining school performances, call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 Wed.-Sat. 11 am - 5 pm.

"Each year we choose a piece of literature that is in the curriculum of most of the schools in the area and bring it to life on stage," says Murphy Davis, Artistic Director at Bay Street Theatre. "We keep the prices at $10 for students and teachers so that it is affordable for schools and offers students the opportunity to experience the impact of live theatre." The adult tickets are $20.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is based on the novel by Harper Lee that was published in 1960. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American Literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on actual observations made by the author as a child pertaining to an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936. The novel was later made into an Oscar winning film in 1962. The character of Atticus Finch has served as a moral hero for many readers and the book itself is one of the most widely read books dealing with race in America.

The cast for the production includes many local actors. The latest cast list includes: Shonnese C.L. Coleman from NYC (Calpurnia), Lily Spellman from Hampton Bays (Scout), Susan Galardi from Sag Harbor (Miss Maudie), Keith Francis of Patchogue (Judge Taylor, Mr Cunningham, Boo Radley), Seth Hendricks of Southampton (Heck Tate), Joanna Howard of Westhampton (Mayella Ewell), Joe Pallister of Sag Harbor (Bob Ewell), Myles Stokowsky of Sag Harbor (Jem), Hudson Galardi-Troy of Sag Harbor (Dill), Ken Foreman of NYC (Atticus Finch), McKinley Belcher III of NYC (Tom Robinson), and Scott Thomas Hinson of Southampton (Mr. Gilmer).

The cost for students is $10; $20 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or buy them online at www.baystreet.org.

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