Performances will be at Park Hall in Ben Lomond, 9400 Mill Street, Friday, August 18 at 8 p.m., Saturday August 19 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, August 20 at 2 p.m. A special “talk back” with the playwright and cast will be held after each performance. This performance is rated PG for some mature themes.
Tickets are $7.00 and will be available August 1st through Brown Paper Tickets http://copperfield.brownpapertickets.com/
Jeffrey Scharf is a playwright, book writer, lyricist and songwriter. Some of his theatrical works include: the holiday show “The Three Gifts of Christmas”, commissioned & produced by Elite Theatre Company; and the musical “Reunions” (music by Jimmy Calire), which debuted at Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio (OYES).
His songwriting work includes “Banana Slugs Fight Song,” from the movie “The Baxter,” and co-writing “Life in the Slow Lane” recorded by Roberta Donnay and “I Don’t Want to Know,” recorded by Spencer Day. Scharf has also had a long-running career as newspaper columnist for the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
This will be the sixth year Mountain Community Theater presents New Works Night, featuring a work by a local playwright, and the first New Works Night featuring a musical.