OUR 2009 TOUR: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD


By CHRISTOPHER SERGEL
Based on the novel by HARPER LEE.

Harper Lee's Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, now celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its publication, was brought to the screen in an Academy Award-winning adaptation by Horton Foote in 1962 and was later adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. Though over 35 years old, this stage adaptation continues to compel and delight viewers worldwide with its warmth, wit, and wisdom.

Audiences find themselves transported to a sleepy Southern town in the 1930s and discover that the issues of that time—prejudice, racism, and human values—are issues of all time.

Witness this classic tale unfold and its colorful characters develop as fifteen actors and a crew of seven bring you a compelling performance of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Established as the theatre in residence at the School of Fine Arts at The University of Montana, Montana Repertory Theatre has been providing top-quality theatre to audiences across the country since 1968. Past seasons have included works by Tennessee Williams, Wendy Wasserstein, Neil Simon, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, Horton Foote, Ken Ludwig, and William Gibson.

Bring the richness and intimacy of live theatre to your audiences with Montana Rep's eloquent and provocative rendition of To Kill a Mockingbird, as we continue to tell the great stories of our world and examine the heart of the American character.

Like many other fourteen-year olds of my generation, I was asked to read To Kill a Mockingbird over my summer vacation. Sitting on the warm sand of the Jersey shore, about to embark on my high school career, I cracked the binding of Harper Lee's incredible story about Scout, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Atticus Finch, and instantly fell in love…in love with the poetry of the language, with the sassiness of Scout, the quiet dignity of Tom, the mystery of Boo, and ultimately with the courage of Atticus. He was the father we all wanted. This is the story we all grew up with. My life changed in that summer of '62. I would never again look at prejudice, intolerance, the South, or family with the same eyes.

All grown up now, I am fortunate, thanks to Christopher Sergel's honest and compelling adaptation, to reacquaint myself with this quintessential American tale and to once again share it with our audiences.

Greg Johnson, Artistic Director, Montana Repertory Theatre

To learn more about booking a performance of To Kill a Mockingbird, please contact:

Rena Shagan Associates, Inc.
16 A West 88th Street
New York, NY 10024

(212) 873-9700
Fax: (212) 873-1708
info@shaganarts.com