Photo Flash: Ross Valley Players' A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

The Ross Valley Players presents... A View from the Bridge By Arthur Miller

When Eddie Carbone, a hardworking longshoreman, opens his apartment to his wife's Sicilian cousins, trouble slips through in Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

This gem of a play from master playwright Arthur Miller tells the powerful and profound story of Eddie Carbone, a hard-working Italian-American longshoreman. When Eddie opens his crowded Brooklyn apartment to his wife's Sicilian cousins, trouble slips through, too. Soon Eddie is confronted by feelings he fiercely denies and makes choices that shatter everyone he loves and reverberate throughout the community. A story of a man who holds family and honor above all else-and yet betrays them both. Directed by Cris Cassell

May 15 to June 21, 2009
Performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sundays May 31, June 7, 14, 21; 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays May 28, June 4, 11, 18. Pay What You Will on Friday, May 22.

SPECIAL EVENTS: Buzz at the Barn: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2009
The Ross Valley Players establishes a tradition with its opening weekend Buzz at the Barn. Pre-performance reception event, featuring complimentary beverages and appetizers, presented the first Saturday of each new production. Buzz at the Barn reception events are included in the price of performance admission. Reservations recommended.

WHERE: Ross Valley Players' Barn Theatre, Marin Art & Garden Center,
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Lagunitas, Ross, CA.

Order online; by telephone; at the door.

COST: $15-$25
General admission: $25; Senior citizens (62+): $20; Youth: (18 and under): $20. Thursday shows are $15 (no other discounts apply), "Pay What You Will" on Friday, May 22, 2009 with a limited number of tickets available at the box office between 7-7:20 p.m.

PHONE: 415-456-9555

WEBSITE: www.rossvalleyplayers.com

Rick Williams as Alfieri; Eric Burke as Eddie; Michael Orlando as Marco; Jordan Winer as Rodolpho; Hallie Frazer as Beatrice; Denise Elia as Catherine; Ray Morgan as Louis; Dennis Crumley as Mike; Steve Gustavson as Tony/Charley; Andrew Leverentz as Dominick; Oak Dowling as Mr. Lipari; Sandra Rubay as Mrs. Lipari.

Photo credit Wendell H. Wilson

Denise Elia and Hallie Frazer

Denise Elia and Jordan Winer

Denise Elia, Hallie Frazer, and Eric Burke

Denise Elia, Jordan Winer, and Eric Burke