Arts & Events
Press Release: Becoming Julia Morgan: Bay Area Premiere
Architect Julia Morgan, widely admired in the Bay Area, remains surprisingly little known. And those who do know of her are curious about her private side. She remains elusive, even to her most ardent admirers. Berkeley playwright Belinda Taylor addresses this conundrum in Becoming Julia Morgan, exploring Morgan’s determination to stay out of the limelight – “I’m not one of those talking architects!” – and the equal determination of one young San Francisco Examiner reporter to persuade her to give up her secrets.
Come and spend some quality time with Julia Morgan and an array of characters who people the world of Becoming Julia Morgan. Noted Berkeley actor and director Barbara Oliver returns to the Berkeley City Club (where she helped found Aurora Theatre) to direct the ensemble cast, with Janis Stevens reprising her award-winning role as Julia Morgan, Dave Garrett as Bernard Maybeck and William Randolph Hears, Sally Clawson as Phoebe Hearst and Marion Davies, and Paul Baird as the reporter Jerry, and Julia's brother Avery.
Performances are December 3, 2010 thru January 9, 2011, Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley.
Show times Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 5 pm.
Tickets $30, $24 Thursdays and for students at all performances at Brown Paper Tickets www.brownpapertickets
Information and to purchase tickets by phone: 510-984-3864.
E-mail becomingjuliamorgan@gmail.com .
