2017 September PASO Magazine

Wi n e C o u ntr y T h e atr e
pr e s e nt s
A N N A P U R N A
Wi ne C o u ntr y h e atre pres e nts
t he n ati o n all y- accl ai me d pl a y, A N-
N A P U R N A, a s h ar p, f u n n y, a n d
ver y h o nest st or y a b o ut t he l o n ge v -
it y of l o ve, pl a yi n g at t he Par k B allr
o o m l oc ate d at 1 2 3 2 Par k Street i n
Pas o R o bles fr o m Fri d a y, S e pt. 2 2
a n d r u n ni n g t hr o u g h Oct o ber.
he t w o-c h ar acter
pl a y f e at ures a p air of
S L O C o u nt y’s i nest
act ors – To m A m m o n
a n d Je n n y S h a hee n –
a n d is bei n g directe d
D a n a
S h a h e e n
by t he e q u all y-t al e nt -
e d D a n a S h a hee n.
Je n n y a n d D a n a
S h a hee n are wellk
n o w n t heatric al pr o d ucers, act ors,
a n d direct ors; h a vi n g f o u n d e d t h e
artistic all y-s uccessf ul C h a m e -
le o n Pr o d ucti o ns, b ase d i n Arr oy o
Gr a n de, 2 2 ye ars a g o.
" We are t hrill e d t o welc o m e t h e
f o u n d ers of C h a m el e o n Pr o d ucti o ns
t o Wi n e C o u ntr y h e atre. C oll a b o-
r ati n g wit h t his l e vel of t al e nt c o n-
ti n u es t o b uil d o ur artist p o ol a n d
attr act a u di e nc es fr o m t hr o u g h o ut
t h e c o u nt y," st at e d B o ar d Presi d e nt
L a uri e Z e n o bi o.
C h a m el e o n Pr o d ucti o ns h as pr o -
d uc e d l ar ge-sc al e m usic als s uc h as
Les Misér a bles, Je kyll a n d Hy de, G uys
a n d Dolls, Jes us C hrist S u perst ar , a n d
ot h ers.
" D a n a a n d J e n n y S h a h e e n e m-
ul at e e ver yt hi n g we st a n d f or –
pr of essi o n al- q u alit y, c o m m u nit y-
b as e d t h e atre. h e y are a bs ol ut e
pr os, b ot h o nst a ge a n d o f. To m
A m m o n is a n ot h er o utst a n di n g
artist, o ur a u di e nc es m a y re m e m b er
hi m as C a n d y i n l ast ye ar's pr o d uc -
ti o n of Of Mic e a n d M e n,” c o nti n-
u e d Z e n o bi o.
h e st or y of A N N A P U R N A f ol -
l o ws E m m a a n d Ul yss es, pl a ye d by
S h a n e e n a n d A m m o n, res p ecti vel y.
After 2 0 years a part, E m ma trac ks
Ul ysses t o a trailer par k i n t he mi d -
dle of n o w here f or a i nal rec k o ni n g.
W hat u nf ol ds is a visceral a n d pr o -
f o u n d me ditati o n o n l ove a n d l oss
wit h t he si m plest of t heatrical ele -
me nts: t w o pe o ple i n o ne r o o m.
A N N A P U R N A is a c o mic
a n d gri p pi n g d u et. h e cl os er [t h e
c h ar act ers] get t o u n d erst a n di n g
w h at dr o ve t h e m a p art, t h e m ore
e n gr oss e d we b ec o m e i n w atc h -
i n g t h e m dr a w t o get h er. W h at if
y o u h a d e x p eri e nc e d t h e d e i ni n g
I n r e h e ar s al c a pti o n...
B U SI N E S S
m o m e nt of y o ur lif e – b ut c o ul d n't
re m e m b er it? A N N A P U R N A d e als
wit h j ust t h at dil e m m a, as well as
ot h er i m p o n d er a bl es s uc h as t h e
v a g ari es of l o ve a n d t h e p hil os o p hi -
c al cl arit y of i m p e n di n g d e at h.
At t h e h e art of e ac h c h ar act er is a
l yricis m t h at si m pl y c a n't b e s u f o-
c at e d. S h arr W hit e h as creat e d t w o
i n e a n d f er oci o usl y- d a m a ge d p e o -
pl e c a u g ht i n t h e e m oti o n al w hirl -
p o ol of n ot b ei n g a bl e t o li ve wit h
or wit h o ut e ac h ot h er; his p o etr y
is e n d e ari n g a n d q uit e l o vel y, a n d
his di al o g u e is s h ar p, f u n n y a n d
c o nsist e ntl y ver y h o n est.
he s h o ws r u n fr o m Fri day, Se pt.
2 8 t hr o u g h S u n day, Oct. 8. Perf or -
ma nces are 7: 3 0 p. m. ever y Fri day a n d
Sat ur day, f oll o we d by a 2 p. m. mati nee
perf or ma nce ever y S u n day. Tic kets are
$ 2 5 f or a d ults a n d $ 1 5 f or st u de nts.
Gr o u ps of 8 or m ore are $ 2 0 eac h.
F or m ore i nf or m ati o n, or t o p ur -
c h as e tic k ets f or Wi n e C o u ntr y
h e atres’ pr o d ucti o n of A N N A -
P U R N A, visit t h e t h e atre’s we bsit e
at w w w. wi n ec o u ntr yt h e atre.c o m.
T h e V oi c e of t h e Vi si t o r C e n t e r
B y K ar yl L a m m er s
E x e c uti v e Dir e ct or Vi sit or C e nt er
S e pte m ber days are here, wit h
s u m mer’s best of weat her a n d a u-
t u m n’s best of C heer!
Fall will be us here d i n o n S e pte m -
ber 2 2 n d, s ure h o pe it bri n gs relief
fr o m t he heat! Walter Wi nc hell sai d
it best “It’s a s ure si g n of s u m mer if
t he c hair gets u p w he n y o u d o.”
here are t w o i m p orta nt days
cele br ate d t his m o nt h. L a b or Day
is o n t he irst M o n day of S e pte m-
ber, h o n ori n g t he A meric a n Wor ker
si nce 1 8 8 2, t he Visit or Ce nter will
be o pe n 1 0 a. m. t o 2 p. m. his date
was c h ose n bec a use it is half- way
bet wee n J ul y 4t h a n d ha n ks gi v -
i n g. S e pte m ber 1 1 is rec o g ni z e d as
Patri ot Day, a Nati o nal Day of
S er vice a n d Re me m br a nce f or
t h ose kille d i n t he 2 0 0 1 attac ks o n
A meric a. O n Fri day, S e pte m ber 2 2
t here will be a n e q ual n u m ber of
dayli g ht h o urs as n oct ur nal h o urs
c alle d t he a ut u m nal e q ui n ox.
Pas o R o bles D o w nt o w n Mai n
Street kee ps o ur e ve nt c ale n dar g o -
i n g wit h fav orite a n n ual e ve nts. he
Paja ma M o vie Ni g ht wit h Ja mes
Dea n starri n g i n “ Re bel wit h o ut a
Ca use” at t he Par k Ci ne mas, 7 p. m.
o n S e pt. 1 0.
Ne xt, Mai n Street gears u p f or
t he Taste of D o w nt o w n o n S e pt.
1 6 wit h o ver 3 5 resta ur a nts s hari n g
sa m ples fr o m 1 1 a. m. t o 4 p. m. Arte
de Ti z a is ha p pe ni n g t he sa me day,
wit h c hal k artists at w or k ar o u n d
t he d o w nt o w n par k. C o me o ut a n d
sa m ple s o me of t he w o n derf ul f o o d
a n d be ver a ges fr o m d o w nt o w n.
F or details a n d t o si g n u p f or t hese
e ve nts g o t o w w w. pas or o bles d o w n -
t o w n. or g.
he C ha m ber of C o m merce is
e xcite d t o be h osti n g o ur m o nt h -
l y mi xer wit h t he S a n L uis O bis p o
C ha m ber of C o m merce at t he Alle -
grett o Vi ne yar d Res ort Pas o R o bles
o n We d nes day, S e pt. 2 0, 5: 3 0 t o 7
p. m. his will be t he perf ect o p p or -
t u nit y t o net w or k a n d meet ne w
b usi ness pe o ple. D o n’t miss Wa keu
p- Pas o o n We d nes day, S e pt. 2 7
at he Pas o R o bles I n n Ballr o o m
fr o m 7: 3 0 t o 9 a. m. f or brea kfast,
net w or ki n g a n d s pea kers. F or details
a n d t o si g n u p f or t hese e ve nts visit
w w w. pas or o blesc ha m ber.c o m.
St o p by t he Visit or Ce nter here
at t he Pas o R o bles C ha m ber of
C o m merce a n d get Pas o R o bles
S o uve nirs. We are t he e xcl usive
retailer f or ite ms sayi n g Travel pas o
.c o m, Pas o R o bles, C A. We’re o feri
n g c a ps, t-s hirts, s weat s hirts, water
b ottles, a n d a variet y of ot her ite ms.
Visit ors as well as l oc als have bee n
as ki n g f or t hese ite ms f or a l o n g ti me
s o we are e xcite d t o have t he m f or
sale n o w. Re me m ber we are l oc ate d
at 1 2 2 5 Par k Street i n d o w nt o w n
a n d are o pe n se ve n days a wee k. Yo u
c a n c all us at 2 3 8- 0 5 0 6 or e mail i nf o
@ pas or o blesc ha m ber.c o m.
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