Harper Lee’s 

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Buell Theatre: Jan 24-Feb 5

               Racism kills.

                                          Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch

                        (photo credit: Julieta Cervantes)

 Aaron Sorkin’s well-crafted adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel from page to stage, is powerfully directed by Bartlett Sher. 

     It’s a soul-shattering production that should be seen by one and all!

     Sher has cast the show impeccably.

Richard Thomas is outstanding as Atticus Finch. Unlike some stage actors who have imitated the performance of Gregory Peck in the film adaptation, Thomas carves out a portrayal that is all his own. In similar fashion, Melanie Moore gives us her own take on the memories of Atticus’ daughter, Scout “as narrator, as well as in the narrative.”

      Mary Badham, who won the Oscar for Best  Actress in a Supporting Role, portraying Scout in the 1962 film, plays the obnoxious Mrs. Henry DuBose in this production.  Badham delivers the goods with Power!

     Heart-wrenching is the work of Yaegal T. Welch as Tom Robinson. His performance in court is stunning.

     Jacqueline Williams shines as Calpurnia, the Finch family’s housekeeper!

     Joey Collins is a vicious Bob Ewell. 

     Arianna Gayle Stucki is disturbingly credible as Ewell’s abused daughter, Mayella.

     As Scout’s and Jem’s friend Dill, Steve Lee Johnson is at his best in a poignant scene in which Atticus gets him to drop the mask and admit that he’s never known his father. 

     Miriam Buethem’s scenic design is masterful in its ability to self-transform from the courtroom to the Finch home and other locales with fluid ease. 

 

     This is an unmissable production. Run to get tickets!

 

For tickets call the box office at 303-893-4000 or go online at denvercenter.org