Photo Flash: IN THE MOOD Comes To 6th Street Playhouse 6/5-6/28

6th Street Playhouse presents the West Coast premiere of In the Mood. Conceived by Patrick Watkins/adapted by John Fitzgerald, In the Mood is directed by John Craven and will take place June 5 to June 28, 2009. Performances are at 8pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. There will be 2pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $14 to $26. For more information, call 707-523-4185 or visit www.6thstreetplayhouse.com.

The Big Band era meets the Bard in this swinging adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing featuring Big Band standards from the 1940’s. Set in a captured Italian Villa during the height of WWII, Leonora - a tough-minded entertainer - runs a wartime USO retreat with
her daughter Hero and a delightfully talented troupe of big band singers and dancers.

There’s romance, comedy and intrigue when a jaunty group of GI’s return for a weekend of RR. It’s war all right - between the sexes - in this musical featuring favorite tunes from the Big Band era including: In the Mood; For All We Know; Someone to Watch Over Me; More Than You Know; The Nearness of You; Our Love is Here to Stay; Come Rain or Come Shine; and I'll Be Seeing You.

The show stars: Danielle Cain as Beatrice, Tim Kniffin* as Benedick and Elly Lichenstein as Leonora.

It also features: Anthony Abate* as Don John,  Gene Abravaya as Father Francis and Verges, Kendall Carroll as Francesca, Gabe Case as Oatcake, Tyler Costin as Claudio, Emmy Cozine as Sophia, Devon Diffenderfer as Seacole, Taylor Diffenderfer as Rosa, Paul Huberty as Don Pedro, Austin Humble as 3rd Watch, Allison Markham as Ursula, Chris Murphy as Dogberry, Ilana Niernberger as Connie, Shannon Rider as Margaret, Marjorie Rose Taylor as Hero, Anne Woodhead as Antonia.

* (Member AEA)

Photos by Eric Chazankin

Tyler Costin, Marjorie Rose Taylor, Danielle Cain and Tim Kniffin

Danielle Cain and Tim Kniffin