Written and Performed by
Mark Kenward

Graphic Design by
Mark Ulriksen

  

TOWLE'S HILL

written and performed by Mark Kenward
directed by David Ford

Performance followed by wine tasting of Gundlach Bundschu wines.

October 3 thru November 21, 2008
fridays at 8pm
no show on Friday October 31
Main Stage

SF Theater Blog: Doug Konecky
For the full review http://sf-theaterblog.blogspot.com/
'Towle's Hill' is a well written and captivating piece of theater.”

Chad Jones’ Theater Dogs
For the full review http://www.theaterdogs.net/page/2/
“Kenward is a warm, wonderful storyteller who establishes an instant rapport with his audience…. Like the play itself, the wines were crisp, rich and eminently satisfying. “
Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Dan Taylor
To read this feature on the show:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080926/

45 minutes
no intermission

All seating for this performance is first-come, first-served. 
Though a limited number (10) of Reserved Seat tickets are available, at $50 each.

This show is all ages.

Please do not bring infants to the show.

Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest family-owned and operated winery, is celebrating its sesquicentennial throughout 2008 at the winery and across the nation by putting wine on center stage with the creation of Towle’s Hill, an original, one-man play performed by Mark Kenward and directed by David Ford.
 
Towle’s Hill chronicles the history of Gundlach Bundschu, while offering insight into California history from the earthquake to prohibition. The dynamics of family businesses, the complexities of father-son relationships and the desire to create something meaningful from a lifetime of work form the heart of the show.
 
Towle’s Hill will be followed by a tasting of Gundlach Bundschu wines—a multi-sense event!

SF Theater Blog: Doug Konecky
For the full review (scroll down) http://sf-theaterblog.blogspot.com/
'Towle's Hill' is a well written and captivating piece of theater.”

Chad Jones’ Theater Dogs
For the full review (scroll down) http://www.theaterdogs.net/page/2/
“Kenward is a warm, wonderful storyteller who establishes an instant rapport with his audience. Outfitted in a baseball cap and work clothes, Kenward makes a believable farmer and an even more believable dad who appreciates that his son, like himself, his father, his grandfather and great grandfather before him, truly cares about this beautiful stretch of land.”
“When it comes right down to it, Towle’s Hill is really about family more than wine, and that makes for quite an intoxicating show….So after Kenward takes his well-earned bows and the audience heads to the bar in the rear of the theater, the enthusiasm for the wine is genuine. It’s not just wine we’re tasting but history in those glasses.”
Towle’s Hill does something we always want theater to do and that is make us more conscious. When we sip the wine, we do it with knowledge and with appreciation, so it’s that much tastier. And it is quite tasty…….Like the play itself, the wines were crisp, rich and eminently satisfying.”

Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Dan Taylor
To read this feature on the show:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080926/