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Denise Simone and Beth Hilles share a laugh with acting students in ‘Circle Mirror Transportation.’ courtesy pHOTO: kirsten shultz
‘Circle of Mirrors’ opens Thursday
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What’s Brewin’?
By KAREN BOSSICK
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t would be entertainment enough to watch people pose as stuffed snakes or baseball gloves. Or even to watch them performing emotional scenes using only the words “goulash” and “ak-mak.” But the real value of “Circle Mirror Transformation” is what audiences will find between the lines in the games people play. Audiences will get an insight into the minds and souls of people very much like ourselves in “Circle Mirror Transformation,” which will run Tuesday through July 23 at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. “You’ll meet five quirky, touching, unique characters. It’s a great mirror of the people in our own Valley,” said John Glenn, who is directing the play for the Company of Fools. “It’s a very smart and specific and succinct play. A very contemporary story. A very sweet story.” The play, which The New York Times calls “absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny,” revolves around four people who take a community center drama class in a small Vermont town. The teacher, played by Denise Simone, has long taught pottery and yoga in addition to making her own jewelry. But this is her big chance to teach theater and she doesn’t want to blow it. Beth Hilles plays a former actress— a very enthusiastic, very lonely newcomer from New York who dives into the exercise with great abandon. She is joined by a lonely divorced guy played by Scott Creighton, who is taking the class to improve his social skills in hopes of reentering the dating world. Andrew Alburger plays the instructor’s husband, who is presumably taking the class so his wife will have enough students. And Russell Simone Wilson plays an awkward 16-year-old who wants the lead in the next high school play. The motley group pretends to tell each other’s life stories, while writing deep dark secrets on scraps of paper, which are read aloud as confessions. As they play their games, they reveal their hearts. And, always, the teenager brings them back to reality with such questions as “Are we going to be doing any real acting?” The play’s title—“Circle Mirror Transformation”—is the name of one of the theater exercises the class plays, noted Glenn. “Four of us in this play teach theater classes. We’ve had plenty of chuckles as we’ve played these exercises in the course of the play. And it will give audience members a fly-on-the-wall view into the world of an actor,” said
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Photos & Story By RIAN ERVIN
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ome-brewers Kevin Jones and Paul Holle are taking their skills and passion for beer to the next level, establishing their very own authentic craft brewery in Ketchum. “When tourists ask for a local beer in town, most places don’t have anything to offer,” Jones admits. Inspired to promote microbrewing in the Valley, Jones and Holle are working hard to make their vision a reality with the opening of Sawtooth Brewery this November. Jones, 26, and Holle, 28, both have a love for microbrews, and were excited to discover that they shared the same dream of opening a craft brewery ever since they met. A home-brewer for six years, Holle initially became interested in brewing as an opportunity to create something he could share with friends. Holle grew up in Boulder, Colo., and, after graduating from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., he moved to the Wood River Valley in 2006 where he has spent the past summers working in Stanley. Also growing up in Colorado, Jones moved to the Valley three years ago after graduating from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in mechanical engineering. The duo initially began brewing beer in small batches out of Holle’s barn in his backyard. However, as their aspirations began to take root, they moved their backyard hobby to a staging space in Ketchum. “It was great to be able to start out small,” Jones explains. “We were really able to experiment with the brewing process.” Have they ever messed up an entire batch of beer during their trial stages?
Above: Business manager Kevin Jones (pictured) and head brewer Paul Holle are looking forward to the opening of Sawtooth Brewery this November. Left: ones and Holle plan on producing about 2,000 barrels per year to begin with. The Sawtooth Brewery already has future tap locations at Whiskey Jacques’, Wise Guy Pizza Pie, Grumpy’s and The Kasino Club in Stanley.
“Oh yes,” says Jones with a laugh and a knowing smile. “Cleanliness is key, and any exposure to air or even a small scratch on a container can ruin a batch quite easily; it is something that every brewer goes through, and it is the difference between home and commercial brewing.” Nevertheless, the two have learned from their mistakes, and they have recently invested in a new pilot system that will allow them to brew greater quantities of beer more easily. While most of their ingredients come from northwest Oregon or California, Jones hopes to eventually produce a special all-Idaho beer—a declaration evidenced by the experimental tiny hops plants growing in the window of their current staging space. This space will serve as a semi-permanent location until Holle and Jones receive their brewer’s license, which will allow them to manufacture and self-distribute their beer. The Sawtooth Brewery currently features five regular beers: Cream Ale, Pale Ale, Amber Ale, Rye IPA and Stout. They will also feature seasonal beers as well as a guest tap. While they both hold a
“I am excited to have a local brewery in Ketchum that people can be proud of.” –Kevin Jones Business Manager, Sawtooth Brewery
true love for all five of their regular beers, Holle’s favorite brew is the Rye IPA while Jones prefers the Stout. “Everyone is really excited for a great local beer to come to Ketchum,” Holle says excitedly, “and those that have been able to sample the beer so far have loved it!” Holle and Jones’ enthusiasm for the Sawtooth Brewery is evident in the amount of dedication and work that has already gone into their business. “I am excited to have a local brewery in Ketchum that people can be proud of,” Jones concludes. For more information on the Sawtooth Brewery visit www.sawtoothbrewery.com tws
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