THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO Comes To Ross Valley 3/20-4/26

The Ross Valley Players presents The Last Night of Ballyhoo By Alfred Uhry

The inevitability of World War II and the film debut of Gone with the Wind intersect for the backdrop in Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo, a heartwarming comedy set in 1939's Atlanta. On the cusp of Nazi domination in Europe, the Freitag family is more concerned about Ballyhoo, the social event of their elite Southern Jewish community.
This Tony Award winning play centers on two privileged Jewish families with the focus on Lala Levy, a 22-year old who fantasizes she's Scarlett O'Hara and her mother, Boo, who hopes to secure a young man to take Lala to the Ballyhoo soiree where the well-to-do Jews establish their place in the social pecking order.
Directed by Phoebe Moyer

March 20 to April 26, 2009
Performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sundays April 5, 12, 19, 26;
7:30 p.m. on Thursdays April 2, 9, 16, 23. "Pay What You Will" on Friday, March 27.

SPECIAL EVENTS: Buzz at the Barn: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009
The Ross Valley Players establishes a tradition with its opening weekend "Buzz at the Barn." Pre-performance reception event, featuring complimentary beverages and appetizers, presented the first Saturday of each new production. "Buzz at the Barn" reception events are included in the price of performance admission. Reservations recommended.

Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, Marin Art & Garden Center,
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Lagunitas, Ross, CA.

TICKETS: Order online; by telephone; at the door.

COST: $15-$25
General admission: $25; Senior citizens (62+): $20; Youth: (18 and under): $20. Thursday shows are $15 (no other discounts apply), "Pay What You Will" on Friday, March 27, 2009 with a limited number of tickets available at the box office between 7-7:20 p.m.

PHONE: 415-456-9555
www.rossvalleyplayers.com
Featuring Lauren Becker of Mill Valley as Lala; Alicia Bruckman of Mill Valley as Sunny; Mike Cernokus of Santa Rosa as Joe; Kurt Gundersen of Kentfield as Peachy; Molly McGrath of Mill Valley as Reba; Mary Ann Rodgers of San Anselmo as Boo; and Alex Ross of San Rafael as Uncle Adolph.