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Opening Night Cast Party - "The Rainmaker" Saturday, October 14, 2000 |
| Saturday, October 14:
Ventura, California: "Starting the
third season of the Rubicon Theatre Company, the opening production of
N. Richard Nash's "The
Rainmaker" looks into the
hearts of two dreamers; Starbuck, a man whose dreams are as big as the
sky-- as big as his imagined name; and Lizzie, whose quite and simple
dreams are of home and family. They find one another somewhere between
fantasy and reality. They, and the characters around them, are
beautifully, poetically transformed. And because "The
Rainmaker" is a romantic
fable, the entire landscape -- the whole world -- is also
transformed."
The above is the joint statement made by James O'Neil and Daryl Lynn Burns, whose dreams of a quality theatre group in Western Ventura County are quietly being fulfilled. To a packed opening night audience, Stephanie Zimbalist transformed the character of Lizzie Curry with such a high quality performance, that it was hard to imagine you weren't in a Broadway or London theater experiencing this live stage production. With her famous father in the audience, Stephanie and the rest of the cast received an immediate standing ovation from the entire audience upon speaking the last lines of the play. The entire Rubicon Theatre group is to be congratulated. Also on tap for the 2000-2001 season are the following:
Visit the Rubicon Website for further information. www.rubicontheatre.com below are some pictures from the opening night party at Jonathan's. Click to enlarge |
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| Hosted at Jonathan's in Ventura | Pablo Ortiz of KADY TV with Sharon Enabnit, Proprietor of Jonathan's | Rainmaker star Stephanie Zimbalist who played Lizzie Curry |
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| Joseph Fuqua who played Jim Curry | Jeff Kober who played Deputy File | Tony Perry who played Sherriff Thomas |
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| Karri Michaelson of KVEN with David and Pablo | Carla Bonnie owner of Titus Paul Gallery in Ventura |