*In a Grove* at SCC, Nov. 13-22

In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Stories, by Eric Coble

directed by SCC theater and film arts instructor Adam C. Sharp

Fridays-Saturdays, Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21, at 7:30 pm

and Sundays, Nov. 15 and Nov. 22, at 2 pm

Spokane Community College, Lair Auditorium, Bldg. 6

Mission Ave. and Greene St.

"A hundred years, four stories, one village shrouded in mystery -- a play for the whole family"

Obosan is our guide and narrator. Other characters include Keizuke, who must keep a secret; the Oni demons, who may have something to fear from humans; Uta the singing monk; and Hyroku, the famished and desperate outsider.

Tickets: $5; $3, students and seniors; free, children

Call 533-7387

[ photo: Eric Coble, from doollee.com]

Coble, born in Scotland, went to Fort Lewis College and to Ohio University. Since 1994, he has written more than three dozen plays. In a Grove, from 1996, is one of his earliest. His Natural Selection was produced at Louisville's Humana Festival in 2005.

*Is This Love?* from June 5-14 at SCC

A lighthearted collection of scenes about men, women, love and relationships, written by Chris A. Shipley.
Fridays-Saturdays, June 5-6 and June 12-13, at 7:30 pm; Sundays, June 7 and June 14, at 2 pm, at SCC's Lair, Bldg. 6, Greene St. and Mission Ave.
Tickets: $5; $4, students.
Directed by SCC theater and film arts instructor Adam Sharp with a cast of 13.
Call 533-7387.

*Heidi* at SCC, May 16-31

Spokane Children's Theatre
A musical stage version of Johanna Spyri's classic novel of hope and renewal, with
Kayla Jennings as Heidi, Dennis Craig as the Alm Uncle, Maddie Tappa as Clara and Kevin Kuban as Professor Weberdorf

Sat May 16 at 1 pm
Sun May 17 at b1 pm and 4pm
Sat May 23 at 1 pm
Sun May 24 at 1 pm
Sat May 30 at 10 am* and 1 pm*
Sun May 31 at 1 pm and 4 pm
(* for the hearing-impaired)

Tickets: $10; $8, children
325-SEAT
www.spokanechildrenstheatre.org
SCC is at 1810 N. Greene St.

[ Warning to parents: If you Google images of "Heidi," what you get is supermodel Heidi Klum in various stages of undress. Which, while Bobo himself found far from objectionable, he might not particularly want to try explaining to an 8-year-old. Better to go with Shirley Temple instead, from classicmoviemusicals.com ]

SCT's *Bridge to Terabithia,* March 7-22

a Spokane Children's Theater production at SCC's Lair auditorium, Bldg. 6, near Mission Ave. and Greene St.
(runs March 7-22)
directed by Reed McColm
a musical version of Katherine Patterson's classic children's novel
Jesse Aarons (Bryton Martin) learns to break through some self-imposed constraints when he gains a free-spirited best friend, Leslie Burke (Ellie McDonald).

Tickets: $10; $8, children.
Visit www.spokanechildrenstheatre.org or call 325-SEAT.

Saturdays, March 7 and March 14, at 1 pm and 4 pm
Sundays, March 8 and March 15, at 1 pm
Saturday, March 21, at 10 am and 1 pm
Sunday, March 22, at 1 pm and 4 pm

[following text and photo above from hippopress.com:]
"*Bridge to Terabithia* hits all the big late-elementary-school-novel themes: believing in yourself, keeping an open mind about people, standing up to bullies, not judging your family too harshly, art is good — all the biggies."

*Frankenstein* at SCC, Feb. 20-March 1

at the Lair-Student Center, Bldg. 6, near corner of Greene St. and Mission Ave.
Fridays-Saturdays, Feb. 20-21 and Feb. 27-28, at 7:30 pm; and Sundays, Feb. 22 and March 1, at 2:30 pm
Tickets: $5; $4, students and seniors
directed by Adam Sharp (533-7387)
from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, adapted for the stage by R.N. Sandberg
Sharp and SCC English instructors will lead discussions on Feb. 20 at 1:30 pm and on Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm in the Lair
[ photo: plaque at St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth, Dorset, England: "In this churchyard lie the mortal remains of Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein," her father William [Godwin], author of "Political Justice," her mother Mary [Wollstonecraft], author of "The Rights of Women," her son Percy, Jane his wife, and the heart of Percy Bysshe, the poet" ]