Big Sky production to be seen in Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, NY — The Sullivan County theatre company Big Sky Productions will present a performance of the critically acclaimed play “Pretty Fire” at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 13 as part of The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music and Theatre Series. The performance will be at the new Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street. The production was originally created as part of the Black History Month celebration at Sullivan County Community College and at the Bloomingburgh Restoration Foundation as part of its storytelling series. Admission is free.

“Pretty Fire” is a one-woman show written by Charlayne Woodard. In five vignettes, she traces her life from premature birth to 11 years old. DeLois “Cookie” House stars, playing an astounding 25 characters, including the author, her parents, both sets of grandparents, her sister, the town bully, a neighbor, the choir mistress, the minister and many other personalities.

The New York Times said “Pretty Fire” is “exhilarating and unflaggingly entertaining… one of the most positive pictures of the black American experience I’ve ever seen on stage.”

The play is directed by Carol Montana, Big Sky Productions’ artistic director, and is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

Sullivan County audiences can look forward to a Big Sky performance closer to home when William Luce’s “The Belle of Amherst,” based on the life of Emily Dickenson, comes to Sullivan County Community College the following weekend. See next week’s Currents for further details.

For more information call 845/457-9867.