ZONA, The Ghost of Greenbrier will be presented by the FOX LANE PLAYERS in the Mary Lou Meese theater at Fox Lane High School the weekend of November 16 through 17.
Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 7:00 P.M. with a Sunday Matinee at 1:00 P.M.. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 864-3499 and are $8.00 for students and seniors and $12.00 for regular adult tickets at the door.
The play, by award winning playwright Jan Buttram, has only been produced by professional theater companies and gets its initial amateur production with the Players.
Based on actual events and told with traditional song and dance of Appalachia, ZONA, The Ghost of Greenbrier is a true story set in 1896. Zona Heaster Shue, a newly married young woman, dies under mysterious circumstances. As her husband publicly grieves for her, Zona's mother claims she has been visited by her daughter's ghost, who has appeared several times to say she was murdered by her husband.
It is the only case in American Jurisprudence where the testimony of a ghost was allowed to be placed into evidence.
The state of West Virginia has erected a state historical marker near : the cemetery in which Zona Shue is buriee. It reads:
“Interred in nearby cemetery is Zona Heaster Shue. Her death in 1897 was presumed natural until her spirit appeared to her mother to describe how she was killed by her husband Edward. Autopsy on the exhumed body verified the apparition’s account. Edward (Trout), found guilty of murder, was sentenced to the state prison. Only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murderer.”
Director Ed Steele, who appeared in the World Premiere production of ZONA, produced by New York City’s Abingdon Theater Company at the historic Hudson Guild Theater prior to joining the faculty at Fox Lane, noted that, “Sometimes you can’t make anything up that challenges the truth.”
The company of 45 (Actors and Technicians) has been in rehearsal since the beginning of October, and includes seniors Sam Reig, Eric Simon, Jenna Perlstein, Oren Cohn, Emily Anderson, Ursula Seymour, Abby Stuckey, Brian Weeks, Erik Long and Joshua Safranek,
Fox Lane Players Present 'ZONA, the Ghost of Greenbrier'
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Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 19, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Thanks Russell for posting that here. Handsome piece!
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 11:44 am
This is a terrific addition to town! I know I struggle with mounting piles of things to donate and…Read More finding places to give to. With the Community Center and now Goodwill, great to find a second home for goods.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 02:02 pm
What a terrific way to honor the drivers! Thanks for sharing these adorable photos!
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 10:59 am
Thanks for letting us know Marion! Great chance to garden with your family.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 11:37 am
Looks like a great production! Good luck to these young thespians!
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 07:16 am
Thanks Stewart for posting this note! A good reminder for everyone about our shared roads.
Ahn Tou May 12, 2013 at 01:25 am
Okay but let's focus on the charter of the BOE.
The Board of Education believes its primary…Read More responsibility should focus on creating an educational environment that will help our students become knowledgeable individuals, problem-solvers, quality producers, effective communicators, wholesome individuals, collaborative workers, ethical individuals, life-long learners, and responsible, accepting and involved citizens. We remain committed to providing a high quality, well-balanced educational program that supports our faculty and staff and helps our students meet and exceed State standards as well as high district goals.
It says nothing about protecting the investments of taxpayers by voting "no" on every expenditure. We need forward thinking, broad minded individuals to help guide educational direction of our schools. Keeping expenses reasonable and and in check should be a consideration by the educational focus should be primary. Although novices, Trustees Tobin and Schiff have helped true the course of the board back to the direction of education. Mr Stone who himself admitted he had never even been to a BOE meeting before deciding to run offers no sense of motivation other than Dr Treyz and his friends think he'll help shift the direction back toward finance. Mr Holbrook is no different a candidate than Mr Lipton himself was 6 years ago.