Bitter the Fruit

Bitter the fruit, written by Nicholas Constant, is based on a true story of the heroic struggle of two teachers and the UFW against agribusiness,methyl bromide, and profits. Methyl Bromide is so toxic, it was set to be phased out in 2005, but each year was granted an exemption. In December 2010, outgoing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the even more lethal, Methyl Iodide into law. Last Performance: Feb. 26th @8PM and at the Broadway Playhouse 526 Broadway in Santa Cruz.

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Bitter the Fruit Playdates Announced

by Becky Johnson
Jan 17 2011

Santa Cruz, Ca. -- Producer, director, writer, Nicholas Whitehead's new play, Bitter the Fruit, which documents the struggle of two teachers, their students, and their worker parents against the use of the lethal and ozone-depleting fumigant, methyl bromide on area strawberry fields, will have its premier performance on February 19th, at 8:00PM at the Broadway Playhouse (formerly the Santa Cruz Art League) on Broadway, near Ocean St. Three more performances are planned.

Saturday Feb 19 -- 8PM -- Opening night
Sunday Feb 20 -- Afternoon matinee

Friday, Feb 25th at 8PM
Saturday, Feb 26th at 8 PM -- Final performance

Bitter the Fruit is being produced by the Workers' Theatre Company
in association with West Performing Arts

For more information call: (831) 475-2012 or e-mail nicosuz( @ ) yahoo.com