Sierra College Presents Lee Stetson in his unforgettable portrayal as the legendary John Muir on April 18

Published on Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39:03 AM

By: Sierra College

He enters the stage grumbling - mumbling incoherently between huffs and puffs - something about incorrigible politicians and unforgivable misdeeds. John Muir is back - and he's more than simply disappointed!

On Friday April 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM in the Dietrich Theatre on the Rocklin Campus, renowned actor Lee Stetson returns to Sierra College with a spell-binding, one-man performance as California's best known conservationist, John Muir. In a unique medley of his famous scripts, Stetson will blend stories of Muir's adventures in wild America - from Alaska to his beloved Sierra Nevada. Weaving hilarious tales from bear encounters to icy glacier-treks, Stetson spins a yarn like no other. He portrays Muir's deep compassion for the tree-people and his tireless efforts to conserve wild places in America and throughout the world. His normal, animated and happy story-telling is intermittently interrupted by the expressive realization that Lord Man has failed to heed his precautionary words.

In this new script, Stetson portrays a sometimes angry and frustrated Muir. His patience is tried and his nerves are tender. He has spent his life battling dams and deforestation. He laments the ruthless extinction of nature's perfect assemblage of glorious species. He puzzles about "tourism" and "hiking" as gross distortions of his ideas on how to most purely experience nature's most grand wonders. He rails against the politicians and those who would be swayed by money and power - those who would slay forests and passenger pigeons for the almighty dollar.

The conservation movement lives on in this often hilarious and sometimes passionate plea to keep the spirit of John Muir alive.

Friday / April 18 / 7:30pm / Dietrich Theatre / Rocklin Campus

General $10 / Students / $5 / Museum members free

For advance tickets - send self-addressed stamped envelope and check to Sierra College Museum to: Muir Play Tickets c/o Joe Medeiros / Sewell Hall / Sierra College / 5000 Rocklin Road / Rocklin, CA 95677 - tickets also sold at the door

For more information contact Joe Medeiros at 916.789.2725 or jmedeiros@sierracollege.edu . Check out this and other events and classes offered at the four Sierra College campuses. Go to www.sierracollege.edu

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