[Scmusenet] Press Release: Tickets now on sale for the Play "Short Haired Grace" to be performed at the Pickens County Museum

[Allen Coleman]

RELEASE DATE:  March 17, 2009                             

EVENT DATES:  Friday May 1 & Saturday May 2, 2009; Tickets now on sale

CONTACT: Pickens County Museum at 864.898.5963

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"Short Haired Grace" a play by Bill Bruehl Coming to Pickens County Museum

Tickets now on sale for May 1 & 2 performances

 

     Tickets are now on sale for the play "Short Haired Grace" which will be performed on Friday evening, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. and a Saturday matinee, May 2 at 2:00 p.m., in the LaVonne Nalley Piper Auditorium at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History.

 

     A dramatic reading produced by the Clemson Little Theatre, "Short Haired Grace" is based on an actual conversation between Queen Elizabeth I and the pirate Grace O'Malley.

 

     For forty years during the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), Grace O'Malley dominated the seas off the west coast of Ireland, leading a band of Irish pirates whom the English were unable to defeat. Finally, when both were in their sixties, these two powerful women met in London at the Queen's invitation. That is history. How they dealt with each other is finally revealed in this play. The Queen has promised her Captain, Richard Bingham, she will send him back to Ireland with sufficient force to end O'Malley's piracy, but during their meeting the Queen develops an affection for the old Irish woman and promises her an end to their war if...

 

     Captain Bingham, who hates the pirate and wants to get rid of her, is the third character in this play that asks, just which one of these powerful women we can trust.

 

     The playwright, Bill Bruehl, taught theater at SUNY Stony Brook before moving to the Upstate seven years ago. He has been involved with the theater most of his life and considers himself a "Theater Person".  Bill is a member of Actors Equity and belongs to the Professional Drama Guild. Mr. Bruehl, as a Director, has brought over 100 plays to the stage and has acted in many of them.  Bill's family consists of his wife Marty, and his two daughters. Amelia lives with her family in the Netherlands and Alexandra in Sante Fe with her fiancé.

 

     The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by Pickens County, members and friends of the Museum and grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

     This ninety-minute performance is truly superb. Tickets for this very special production are now on sell at $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members. All ticket sales are final.  Seats are very limited so purchase your ticket today by contacting the Pickens County Museum at (864) 898-5963. The Pickens County Museum, 307 Johnson Street, is located at the intersection of Pendleton Street (Highway 178) and Johnson Street in Pickens.

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