The History of the San Francisco Mime Troupe & Political Theatre: A One Book One Marin Program

Ed Holmes, actor, director, and teacher, has been performing and teaching in the Bay Area for the past four decades. Ed was a member of the San Francisco Mime Troup from 1986 – 2014. He will discuss the history of the Mime Troupe and the origins of political theater, helping readers to put into context the fictional theater group Diciembre, in At Night We Walk in Circles.

Wednesday, May 6 7:00pm

Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, CA 94930

This event is part of One Book One Marin 2015, a community wide reading event sponsored by Marin public libraries, Book Passage, College of Marin and Dominican University. This year’s selection is At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcon. The goal of One Book One Marin is to build a stronger, enriched community through library utilization, community dialogue, and the exploration of literature and culture. For a complete listing of events visit: www.onebookonemarin.org

All events are free and open to the public. For more information about the Marin County Free Library and directions to the Fairfax Library visit: www.marinlibrary.org

For further details, please contact Fairfax Library at 415.453.8151 or visit our website at www.marinlibrary.org