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Border Songs @ Book-It Print Email

Banner header from the Book-It Repertory Theatre website showing their logo on the left (white letters on black background like a rubber stamp) and a scene from one of their shows stretching across the bannerRemember last year's Whatcom READS! selection - Border Songs by Jim Lynch - the novel that takes place right here in Whatcom County featuring Brandon Vanderkool, the 6'8" dyslexic bird watcher who joins the Border Patrol?  The Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle took on transforming the novel to a stage production which runs through October 9th at the Seattle Center.  Karly (Island Library manager) was lucky enough to see it recently and shares this review: 

"I wanted to share my enthusiasm for the great onstage rendition of Border Songs by the Book-It Repertory Theatre. It was funny, of course, but also very emotionally engaging and moving. The actors made the characters seem very real and fully dimensional. The writer captured every scene from the book and included clever narrative bits and plenty of action to move the story along at a fast pace. The ending brought a touching resolution for the characters."

If you haven't experienced the way this group brings the pages of a book to life, it is truly unique and well worth a trip to the big city.  If you can't make Border Songs, the 2012 season brings adaptations of Ivan Doig's Prairie Nocturne and Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain to the stage - can't wait to see how they personify Enzo!