"Ruth and the Sea" a new play by Morgan Ludlow

Wily West Productions presents RUTH AND THE SEA by Morgan Ludlow A VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY PLAY! Directed by Stuart Bousel Featuring: Gwyneth Richards; Tom Darter; Ryan Hayes; Michelle Jasso; Linda Wang; and Kira Shaw DECEMBER 2-18 THURSDAY/ FRIDAY/ SATURDAY 8:00pm STAGE WERX 533 Sutter Street San Francisco www.ruthandthesea.com Music "Lullaby for Ruth" composed and performed (c)(p) by Tom Darter "...interesting viewpoint of the Christmas spirit with live music (quite wonderful!) and excellent acting. something Christmasy without being christmasy."-goldstar member "I'm a fan of Wily West Productions and It was a pleasure watching this play." -- Jim Strope, Examiner.com "A spirited Midwestern grandmother discovers that this year's Christmas will be her last. So she and her heroin-addicted grandson set out on a cross-country trip to see the ocean one final time, with worried family members and a Dolly Parton impersonator hot on their heels. Award-winning actress Gwyneth Richards stars in this decidedly non-schmaltzy Yuletide story." -- Goldstar "These people - maudlin, ridiculous, sarcastic, angry, scared, desperate, forgiving, hopeful, romantic - were people I knew already, people I'd been, people I could see myself becoming. It was written in this lean, economical style, scathingly funny but unafraid of its softer side, brittle as winter wind, soothing as a snow covered landscape, delicate and sharp like an icicle. It whispered the possibility of miracle even as it presented ...