To Kill A Mockingbird, Peformance and Discussion Events

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To Kill A Mockingbird, performed by Montana Repertory Theatre Company The stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by Christopher Sergel compels and delights viewers with its warmth, wit and wisdom. The audience is transported to a sleepy Southern town in the 1930s, and discovers that the issues of that time – prejudice, racism, and human values – are universal issues. Witness this classic tale unfold and its colorful characters develop as the award-winning Montana Repertory Theatre brings its compelling performance to the south suburbs for the Chicago-area premiere of this production. Sat 5/9, 8 PM, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park, Ill., 708-235-2222, centertickets.net, $27 - $42.

To Kill A Mockingbird: A Community Conversation with Members of Montana Repertory Theatre Company Actors and members of the artistic team of the award-winning Montana Repertory Theater Company, and Dr. Shannon Dermer of Governors State University (psychology professor) will discuss how the themes of “To Kill A Mockingbird” are told through the medium of performance art, in conjunction with “One Book, One Southland” in Chicago’s south suburbs. Sat 5/9, 3 PM, Flossmoor Public Library – Helen Wilson Room, 1000 Sterling Ave., Flossmoor, Ill., 708-235-2222, centertickets.net, FREE.