Melora Marshall has the lead role in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, opening Sunday, July 4 at the Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles. Directing Marshall is her sister Ellen Geer, who starred in the famous 1964 Guthrie Theatre production of the play.The large ensemble cast features Sheridan Crist as the Dauphin, Tom Allard as the Archbishop and Keith Jefferson as Dunios. Other actors include David Ellenstein, Leonard Kelly- Young, Milan Dragicevich, Earnestine Phillips, John Lohr, John Staley, Steven Matt, David Kieran, Aaron Hendry and Mike McColl.
The play runs through Sept. 10 at Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga. Call (310) 455-3723 for information.
-- By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent