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Atticus
Vashon Allied Arts presents Atticus, a powerful tale of familial love between a father and a wayward son at Blue Heron Art Center.
The play, adapted by Vashon's St. John Vianney's Fr. Marcus Powell, is based on a novel (finalist for both the National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award) penned in 1996, by California-based author Ron Hansen. Hansen will also attend opening night and invite audience discussion following the performance.
Part mystery, part family saga, Atticus addresses intense emotional and ethical issues that arise from an upright, wealthy oil man's (Atticus-played by Peter Kreitner) love for his deeply flawed, wayward son Scott (played by Steve Tosterud). Powell compares the story's scope and ambition to books like Herman Melville's Moby Dick and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
Set in both Colorado and Mexico, the minimal set was designed by Tom Bardeen, Gordon Millar, Paul Wilkin and Jenna Riggs. The cast, directed by Charlotte Tiencken, also includes Lisa Breen, Antonia Greene and Robert Harkins and Fernando Luna (as three Mexican characters) from Burien Little Theater. Music by Island artist Kat Eggleston and additional music and sound design by Islander Marcus Fellbaum.
"I fell in love with the novel because, unlike most modern fiction, it exalts selflessly giving of ourselves for the benefit of another, and because Hansen is one of our country's best and most lyrical of fiction writers on spirituality and ethical dilemmas," says Powell.
Due to subject matter, this play is rated PG-13.
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LocationBlue Heron Art Center
19704 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon Island, WA 98070
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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