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Thursday, September 9, 2021 Volume 68 | Number 1
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Palm Canyon Theatre presents ‘The Guys’ A play about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
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o commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9-11, Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) will present The Guys, a play by Anne Nelson about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The show will run at PCT on September 11 and 12, 2021. PCT’s production of The Guys will star Judith Chapman, who will reprise the role of Joan, an editor, and Michael Pacas, who will portray Nick, a New York Fire Department captain. After losing eight of his men in the collapse of the World Trade Center, Nick enlists help from Joan to prepare their eulogies. Hearing details of each of their lives, Joan helps Nick compile the difficult, heartfelt speeches that honor “ordinary, great guys in an extraordinary situation,” while he navigates his own emotional response. Growing up the daughter of a retired Air Force General, Chapman understands and deeply respects the sacrifices of our country’s military and first responders. Chapman has performed on stage and screen since she was 14. She currently plays Gloria Bardwell, an ever-scheming mother, on “The Young and the Restless.” Pacas has appeared in countless valley productions
• Christopher Havens, a high school dropout and convicted murderer, taught himself advanced mathematics and solved a decades-old math puzzle involving “continued fractions” while in prison. He then published his findings in an international advanced math journal in January 2020.
In This Issue
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1. TELEVISION: What is Yogi Bear’s home in the animated “The Yogi Bear Show”? 2. GAMES: How many answers are possible in the Magic 8-Ball game? 3. LITERATURE: What is the Grinch’s home in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a penny mostly made of? Judith Chapman and Michael Pacas. Photos courtesy of Palm Canyon Theatre.
since moving to the area in 2016. Pacas and Chapman are reuniting on the PCT stage, after appearing in the 2018 production of Blithe Spirit. The Guys will run September 11 and 12. Show times are 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. General admission tickets are $36; seniors are $32; student are $15. All active police, firefighters and military can call the box office for complimentary admission, based on space available. The health and safety of our community, audiences, artists and staff is very important to
PCT. Due to the recent increase of the Covid-19 Delta Variant, proof of vaccination or a negative test result (within 72 hours) is required for admittance into the theatre. Face masks are required indoors, per a City of Palm Springs ordinance.
• The Grand Canyon is so big that it creates its own weather.
tea — were so successful that the U.S. military later incorporated them into their own interrogation schools.
• In August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to have all nine players in the lineup be of Black or Latino descent. • World War II German interrogator Hanns Scharff’s unusual techniques for extracting information -- which included sharing his wife’s homemade baked goods, cracking jokes, unsupervised nature walks and afternoon
For tickets call the PCT Box Office at 760-323-5123 or visit PalmCanyonTheatre.org. Palm Canyon Theatre is located at 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of creature is a mandrill? 7. MOVIES: Which rock group does The Dude hate in “The Big Lebowski”? 8. FOOD & DRINK: In which decade did the first Taco Bell open? 9. MUSIC: Which city is the setting for Eminem’s “8 Mile”? 10. AD SLOGANS: What product is advertised as being “good to the last drop. © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
• The blood in that infamous “Psycho” shower scene was actually chocolate syrup. • The Bible is the most commonly stolen book in the world. • The moon is not round, but shaped like an egg. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.