In San Antonio, they will be raising money for the Little Lending Library at the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, which offers free books in which the main characters are people of color. The tour will pay its first visit to San Antonio starting May 2 as part of the Majestic Theatre's Broadway in San Antonio series.Īs part of the tour, the company is promoting literacy efforts across the country. 'It’s a picture of us, of our aspirations, and it’s a wonderfully bittersweet look at who we are as a people, and how we strive to do better and be better and when we fall short of that, what do we do,' Thomas said in a telephone interview. Julieta Cervantes/BroadwaySF Show More Show LessĪs actor Richard Thomas has toured the country playing upright attorney Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' people often remark about the timeliness of the play.Īs he sees it, the story has been timely from the moment Harper Lee's novel first hit bookshelves in 1960. Welch plays his client Tom Robinson in the touring production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' The show is coming to the Majestic Theatre. left, plays attorney Atticus Finch and Yaegel T. Julieta Cervantes/BroadwaySF Show More Show Less 3 of3 Melanie Moore plays Scout Finch, left, and Richard Thomas plays her loving father in the touring production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' which is coming to the Majestic Theatre. Julieta Cervantes/BroadwaySF Show More Show Less 2 of3 The cast also features, from left, Arianna Gayle Stucki, Stephen Elrod, Richard Poe, Greg Wood and Joey Collins.

Richard Thomas, center, plays Atticus Finch in the touring production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' which is coming to the Majestic Theatre.

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