WHO: Ken Bacon and Marin Actors' Workshop presents...

WHAT: "The Petrified Forest"

By Robert E. Sherwood

A remote diner located in the Arizona desert is the setting for Robert E. Sherwood's “The Petrified Forest,” a poignant social tale of longing, disillusionment, class struggle and gunplay.

Lofty idealism and corporate indifference are explored when a down-on-his luck writer, an idealistic waitress, a couple of wealthy tourists and other diners bare their souls and question the value of their lives after a notorious gangster arrives at the diner and takes everyone hostage.

Playwright Robert E. Sherwood, one of the original members of the Algonquin Round Table, received Pulitzer Prize for Drama honors for three of his plays, including “Idiot’s Delight.”

Directed by Terry McGovern

WHEN: July 8 to July 31, 2011

8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

3 p.m. Sundays

PREVIEW: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011

$15 preview performance

WHERE: Novato Theater Company Playhouse

Pacheco Plaza Shopping Center

484 Ignacio Blvd., Novato, CA 94949

COST: $20 to $24

$24 general, $20 Seniors and students

$15 preview performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7.

TICKETS: To order tickets call 415-883-4498 or visit novatotheatercompany.org

PHONE:   415-883-4498

WEBSITE: http://www.novatotheatercompany.org

PROMO VIDEO:  http://animoto.com/play/dOdsry9a8jrnCYlefN1Dhg

CAST: Ken Bacon, Andrew Bozeman, David Crone, Greg Davis, Daniel Flores, Jeremy Fay, Mike Green, Ariana Hooper, Milton Jordan, Bliss Leigh-Harshaw, Wood Lockhart, Craig Logan, Andrew Mendle, Montgomery Paulsen, Mark Shepard, Jeff Taylor and Stacy Thunes.

For more information about Marin Actors' Workshop visit www.marinactorsworkshop.com or call 415-453-8858.