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MAY 24, 2004  - Press Release


Family . . . in all its complexities 
from tragic to touching to hilarious

Monday, May 24th  at 7:30 at the Lobero Theatre Speaking of Stories closes its 10th Anniversary Season with an evening of stories we can all relate to, as we explore the subject of family in all its various incarnations. We are pleased that Karyl Lynn Burns and James O’Neil, the Co-Founders of the popular Rubicon Theatre, will be making their Speaking of Stories debut in this performance, which will also include two stories by Santa Barbara Authors, John F. Luca and Barbara Parker Robinson. 

Karyl Lynn Burns makes her Speaking of Stories debut performing Karen Karbo’s Why I Hate That My Mother Was Right. Karbo’s comic exposition tells how one woman feels if she had only listened more closely to her Mother’s advice, she would perhaps have been more successful in love  . . . or maybe not!  Karyl Lynn is an accomplished actress having performed locally in numerous roles with the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera and Ensemble Theatre.  Her television credits include appearances on the classic soap opera Another World and series Against the Grain and Aaron’s Way.

Santa Barbara born novelist, Barbara Parker Robinson’s bittersweet Poor Me, highlights the ‘generation gap’ between father and son with regard to attitudes toward parenting. Director, Actor, Producer and Co-Founder of the Rubicon Theatre, James O’Neil brings this comic and compassionate tale to life. James has worked for more than 25 years in the theatre as a director, actor and producer.  His acting career has included extensive film, television and theatre work.

David Michael Kaplan’s Love Your only Mother tells the heartfelt story of a Mother’s correspondence to her daughter whom she left behind at the age of nine and reveals how over the years, her now grown-up daughter finds both pain and comfort in the annual cards which are their only communication. DramaDogs Co-Artistic Director, E. Bonnie Lewis returns to our stage to recount this tale.  E. Bonnie is an experienced actor and dancer and has appeared on numerous stages throughout Southern California .  In Santa Barbara she is best known for her acting credits with DramaDogs and her extensive directing credits for a number of different organizations.

Charles Krauthammer’s endearing Of Dogs and Men explores the mysterious bond between humans and our precious puppies. This charming and hysterical story is touchingly relayed by self-confessed dog lover, Richard Jones. Former Entertainment Director for the U.S. Army in France , Richard’s career includes commercials, stage and screen, notably the movie Liar, Liar, as well many Books on Tape recordings. This marks Richard’s sixth appearance with Speaking of Stories.

Santa Barbara Author, John F. Luca conveys his autobiographical account of a young boy’s struggle to come to terms with the death of his father at the tender age of six, and how in turn he came to appreciate the love that was always there for him in Nick, his step-father. The Impala is a rites-of-passage story guaranteed to warm your heart.

First appearing in The New York Sun in 1916, were Archy and Mehitabel; Mehitabel, a down-on-her-luck cat and Archy, a philosophical cockroach from whose viewpoint the poems are told, are characters created by columnist and Author, Don Marquis. The inimitable Christina Allison whose recent work, Wild Irish Women was read at the New York Headquarters of the American Irish Historical Society earlier last year to great success, joins us to deliver Mehitabel Was Once Cleopatra.

Speaking of Stories plays at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24th   at the Lobero Theatre,
33 E. Canon Perdido Street , in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara . Box Office hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and always 2 hours before all shows.  Tickets are $13-$27.50. Visa, Mastercard and American Express are welcome. Call the box office at (805) 963-0761 or log on to www.lobero.com. For additional information visit www.speakingofstories.org.

The Lobero Theatre is wheelchair accessible and has the Assistive Listening System in place for patrons who are hard of hearing.  

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