Ensemble Theatre Of Chattanooga will present Mockingbird, by Julie Jensen and based on the Newberry Award Winning novel of the same name written by Kathryn Erskine, May 20-29.
Review for Mockingbird:
Caitlin is an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. Not all things make sense to her. Emotions are mysterious and voices are almost always too loud. Suddenly, she must grapple with the unthinkable: a mass shooting has taken her brother away. He was the one person who helped her cope. Now she is alone with her grieving father and a cacophony of children at school. She struggles to understand empathy, what facial expressions mean and why a drawing might have more than one color. We see the world from Caitlin’s point of view. We struggle as she does. We also take comfort in the times when she finds a friend, draws a multicolored mockingbird and can finally cry for her brother.
Performances will be at Rivermont Presbyterian Church on Hixson Pike. The show will run Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. May 20-22 and May 27-29. It is one hour long and is appropriate for youth and family.
The production is directed by Jessica Theiss and features Marley Kilgore, Chase Parker, Fallon Garrett, Lindsey Knox, Jude Carpenter, Fields Thomas, Zion Cochran, Elliott Phillips, Noah Phillips and Garry Lee Posey.