SRT Presents Special Mother's Day Performance of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, 5/13

Visit Sierra Rep's facebook page by May 13 (http://facebook.com/sierrarep) and  pick up an exclusive code good for 50 percent off general admission for any mom's ticket to the May 13 Mother's Day performance of Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.

 "It's a way to build special family memories, and have a foot-stompin' good time!" said SRT Managing Director Sara Jones said. "We want to help celebrate and appreciate all the moms in our community."

The May 13 Mother's Day performance of Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash will take place at the Historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park. Ticket prices for May 13 are $15 for any mother, $30 for general admission, $28 for seniors, $20 for students and $18 for children under 18. 

Ring of Fire runs through May 27, and regular ticket prices range from $24 to $30 depending on the day of the performance. For more information or reservations, call Sierra Rep's box office at (209) 532-3120 or visit Sierra Rep at www.sierrarep.org.  

A white-hot tribute to the "Man in Black," Sierra Rep's Ring of Fire is a treat for fans of all musical genres. Cash's music spans country, rockabilly, blues, gospel and rock-and-roll. The singer climbed from a poor Arkansas cotton farm to worldwide musical fame, sold 90 million records, wrote more than 1,000 songs and won nearly every major music award in his five decade career. Ring of Fire packs in more than 30 hits from Cash's long career, such as "Jackson," "Folsom Prison Blues" "Five Feet High and Rising," "Daddy Sang Bass," "Ring of Fire," "and "The Man in Black." 

Though Cash is never impersonated, Sierra Rep's talented performers use his music to tell his life story and showcase his musical legacy. SRT Artistic Director Scott Viets and Musical Director Mark Seiver have assembled a stellar cast of musicians for a concert-style show that will feature six vocalists and a dozen different live instruments, from guitar, bass, banjo, fiddle and ukulele to harmonica, drums, keyboards, autoharp and accordion.

New York performers Mike Rosengarten and Margaret Ellen Jeffreys did the show together in West Virginia last year and are joined by vocalists and musicians Kacey Coppola, Jen Eden, Sean Riley and David Elkins. Musical Director Mark Seiver leads the on-stage band with keyboards, stand-up bass and percussion.

SRT guest artist Rand Endlow of University of the Pacific designed the set, and SRT's resident artists fill out the design team: costumes are by Bina Bieker, props are by Mercy De Herrera, lights are by Christopher Van Tuyl and stage management is by Doug Brennan. 

SRT's Ring of Fire is presented with the help of Newsome-Harlow Wines and SRT's 2012 Season Sponsor, Clarke Broadcasting.

SRT is a professional non-profit theater producing a year-round season of classic and contemporary plays at two locations - the SRT theater in East Sonora and the historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia. The talented resident company and visiting guest artists include members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. High quality performances, production values and management have established Sierra Rep as a model for regional theater. Sierra Rep's 200-seat theater in East Sonora is intimate, attractive and comfortable; with excellent sight lines and acoustics, and no seat more than 10 rows from the stage. The Fallon House is a restored Gold Rush-era theater and inn located in Columbia State Historic Park. It seats 274. Both theaters are centrally heated and cooled and wheelchair accessible. The East Sonora Theater has an assistive listening system for hearing-impaired patrons.

Photo Credit:  Rich Miller