Bless Me Ultima

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Bless Me Ultima: On Stage For Big Read

2013 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance Mc Arthur

The Fresno County Public Library has won six straight grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to be part of “The Big Read,” choosing one novel for a month or more and presenting programs related to it. Past choices by the FCPL were To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Joy Luck Club, Fahrenheit 451, and Call of the Wild. This year, the book is Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya.

California Public Theater: Producing Works That Are Socially & Educationally Responsible

2013 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance Mc Arthur

S. Eric Day was one of the founders of the Woodward Shakespeare Festival, where he directed and performed. He has worked with the Good Company Players as performer and director, and is now a major part of California Public Theatre as their artistic director.