Snow Falling on Cedars

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Snow Falling on Cedars

By David Guterson

Adapted & Directed by Kevin McKeon

Sept 21 - Oct 14, 2007 | Center House Theatre
Pay-what-you-will previews Tue & Wed, Sept 18 & 19
$18 preview Sept 20 (limited availability)

"Bold! Concise! Fast-moving!"
Snow Falling on Cedars is The Seattle Times'
critics' pick!

A gripping story of murder, forbidden love, and atonement, Book-It’s world-premiere production of Snow Falling on Cedars by Northwest writer David Guterson will both chill your senses and redeem your conscience. Set in the San Juan Islands in 1954, an American-Japanese fisherman is accused of murder. As the trial unravels, it brings to light not only one man’s guilt or innocence but a forbidden love and the dark secrets of a community that looked away when their neighbors were sent into exile.

Winner of the 1995 PEN/Falkner Award

Four days after the kiss on the beach, just after dusk—it was dark in the woods, but the strawberry fields lay in twilight—Ishmael crouched at the edge of the Imadas’ farm…. [He] watched Hatsue pull sheets from the line, standing in a pool of muted porch light with her arms illuminated and elegant .

- David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars

 



Performance Calendar

Sept - Oct, 2007
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  Pay-what-you-will preview
  Paid preview
  Opening Night
  Evening Performance
  Matinee
Evenings at 7:30pm
Matinees at 2:00pm