Download FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES January 17, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cynthia Burns: [email protected] or Cathleen Davey; [email protected]
January 17, 2008
ADAPTATION OF THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
ON STAGE AT RAMAPO COLLEGE
(Mahwah) – The American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life Series presents The
Secret Life of Bees Sunday, February 3 at 3 p.m. and Monday, February 4, 3:45 p.m. in
the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Actress Denise Wilbanks stars in this verbatim theatrical adaptation of the book
by Sue Monk Kidd set in the South during the Civil Rights Movement. The story follows
a young girl’s search for the truth about her mother, one that leads her to three
beekeeping sisters and the discovery of inner strength and the meaning of family. The
performance adapted and directed by Wynn Handman, features pre- and postperformance discussions.
All seats are $10. The Sharp Theater is located in the Angelica and Russ Berrie
Center for Performing and Visual Arts on the Ramapo College campus. For more
information call 201.684.7844.
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts.
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