Ross Valley Players Stages 'The Children’s Hour'

ROSS, CA – Community theater troupe Ross Valley Players, now in its 88th year, opens 2018 with its production of "The Children's Hour," a play once banned from stages in London and Boston when first debuted in 1934.

Nevertheless, "The Children’s Hour," written by Lillian Hellman, remains a significant contribution to contemporary American theater with its storyline showcasing the destructive power of lies. The play depicts two longtime friends who run a boarding school for girls, and when one devious student spreads a malicious rumor about the two women, their lives are tragically altered.

Performances are at the Ross Valley Players' Barn Theatre, at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross, Thursdays to Sundays from Jan. 18 through Feb. 11.

The show is directed by Neiry Rojo, with a cast including Laura Peterson (Bus Stop, 2017), Joanna Cretella, Rachel Kayhan (The Game’s Afoot, 2017) and Elliot Hanson (The Game’s Afoot, 2017) and Tamar Cohn (Émilie, 2017).

Tickets are $10 to $27. For more details on tickets, and special events "Buzz At The Barn" and "Talkbacks," click here: RossValleyPlayers.com.

Ross Valley Players, a non-profit organization, is the oldest continually operating community theater on the West Coast. Created in 1930 as a way to escape the hardships of the Depression, Ross Valley Players has introduced live theater to tens of thousands of Marin residents over the years. Each year, RVP presents a regular season of six full productions, running a total of 30 weeks.

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