The staged reading of "Surprise Valley", a play about Western writer and Altadenan Zane Grey, brought in $4,500 for renovation and expansion of the Altadena LIbrary on May 1.
"Surprise Valley," an original play by Mary Casey, was performed by the Moveable Theater Company at the Zane Grey Estate as a fundraiser for Friends of the Altadena Library and the new Altadena Library Foundation, the fundraising arm for the library's planned expansion. A question and answer session with the playwright, cast and director followed the performance. Catering was provided by The Press Restaurant.
Pictured in retro black and white: front row, L-R: Cheryl Dent as Dolly Grey, Richard Horvitz as Young Zane, Producer Holly Witham, Angela Schnaible as Jane Withersteen, J. Todd Howell as Lassiter. Back row, L-R: Ken Baker as Muddy Miser, Kristina Hughes as Dorothy, Adam Dorshik as R.C. Grey, Harry Herman as Zane Grey, Director Nicholas Hosking, Christine Kludjian as Death, Trevor Bryant as Buffalo Jones.
