Press Release for Margaret Mitchell Event
ARTS at the Alpine and the Jackson County Library are proud to announce a living history portrayal of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind. This event will take place at the Ripley Library on Tuesday May 18th, 2010 at 7pm and is free to the public.
The presentation will be given by scholar/performer Debra Conner of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who has portrayed Mitchell and other characters for audiences from Maine to Arkansas. In 2008 and 2009, Conner toured as Margaret Mitchell with Missouri Chautauqua, and in the summer of 2010, she will be part of Ohio Chautauqua in four locations around the state. Conner’s portrayal of Margaret Mitchell entails an in-character monologue, followed by a question and answer session, both in and out of character.
Conner’s rendering of Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) reveals the author as sassy and spirited as Scarlett herself. Mitchell describes how her fascination with stories of the Old South led her to write Gone with the Wind and how its popularity turned her world upside down. In addition, she offers fascinating details about the making of the movie, a movie so popular that even today, with ticket sales adjusted for inflation; it remains one of the highest grossing movies ever made. The film will be shown at the Alpine Theater later this month.
For more information on the Margaret Mitchell event please contact the Ripley library or (304) 532-3497.
ARTS at the Alpine and the Jackson County Library are proud to announce a living history portrayal of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind. This event will take place at the Ripley Library on Tuesday May 18th, 2010 at 7pm and is free to the public.
The presentation will be given by scholar/performer Debra Conner of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who has portrayed Mitchell and other characters for audiences from Maine to Arkansas. In 2008 and 2009, Conner toured as Margaret Mitchell with Missouri Chautauqua, and in the summer of 2010, she will be part of Ohio Chautauqua in four locations around the state. Conner’s portrayal of Margaret Mitchell entails an in-character monologue, followed by a question and answer session, both in and out of character.
Conner’s rendering of Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) reveals the author as sassy and spirited as Scarlett herself. Mitchell describes how her fascination with stories of the Old South led her to write Gone with the Wind and how its popularity turned her world upside down. In addition, she offers fascinating details about the making of the movie, a movie so popular that even today, with ticket sales adjusted for inflation; it remains one of the highest grossing movies ever made. The film will be shown at the Alpine Theater later this month.
For more information on the Margaret Mitchell event please contact the Ripley library or (304) 532-3497.
