Cobb at The Lord Stirling Theater Company

The Lord Stirling Theater Company will perform Cobb in the English Barn Theater at the Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ. Cobb opens on Friday, June 17, at 7:30PM, with additional performances on June 18 at 7:30PM, June 19 at 4:00PM, June 24 and 25 at 7:30PM, and June 26 at 4:00PM. Tickets are $25 general admission, $23 for seniors (65 and over) and students, $20 for Farmstead Arts members, and $15 for children under 12. Tickets may be purchased online at https://farmsteadartscenter.org or at the door (cash only).Cobb by Lee Blessing examines the character of controversial baseball legend Ty Cobb at three different stages of his lifeThe Peach, aged nineteen, at the beginning of his long career with the Detroit Tigers; Ty, a shrewd investor in his early forties, at the end of his playing days; and Mr. Cobb, an elderly man hoping to secure a positive legacy, at the point of death from cancer. These different versions contend with each other over who Ty Cobb really was and what he represented. Oscar Charleston, a player in the Negro Leagues who was dubbed the Black Cobb by the press, appears as a challenge to Cobbs justification of his self-worth.The Lord Stirling Theater Companys production of Cobb is directed by William Ward of Basking Ridge. The cast includes (in order of appearance): Bob Scarpone of Flanders as Mr. Cobb, David Rittenhouse of North Plainfield as The Peach, Bob Vaias of Basking Ridge as Ty, and Derek Simmons, Jr., of Edison as Oscar Charleston. Cobb is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.

Authors

• Lee Blessing